His story
Arthur George Coleman was a bricklayer.
He was the son of George and Sarah Coleman, of Burgess Hill, Sussex.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/1651. His recorded unit was No. 8 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 9 September 1917, aged 39. He is buried in Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension. His recorded grave or panel reference is A. 27A.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Bricklayer
- Family
- Son of George and Sarah Coleman, of Burgess Hill, Sussex.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/1651
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 8 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 September 1917
- Age
- 39
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave reference
- A. 27A.
Connected men
- Francis David BROWNAlso buried at Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
- John ECKERTAlso buried at Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 250
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Arthur George Coleman”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/coleman-arthur-george-se-1651/.
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