Jack Ernest Coates
Private · NZ #8816 · R Patrol
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #8816 |
| Patrol | R Patrol |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 2006-04-05 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C128446 |
What this roll records
Deeper background (2026): his full date of birth was 3 April 1915 — the roll previously recorded only the year. His obituary confirms his LRDG service, names his daughters Janet, Felicity and Megan, and records that he served as a Waitemata councillor during the 1960s. Source: death notice and obituary, The New Zealand Herald, 7 April 2006.
Patrol "R" (as at 5 Dec 1940) added from LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Full name Jack Ernest Coates. Born 1915; died 5 April 2006. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
SEAMAN in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940). Unit history: Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Also cited: Army News, 21 October 2003 (LRDG 55th reunion); Death notice, New Zealand Herald, 7 April 2006; Information kindly provided by family.
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