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Colebatch,

Lindsay Gordon

Gunner. 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. SN 33476. Returned 22.1.1918. Invalided.

6 Outram Street, West Perth, WA

Date Enlisted 06/10/1916
Service Number SN 33476
Age of Enlistment 18 years 3 months
Place of Enlistment Perth, WA
Place of Birth Perth, WA
Previous Military Experience 4 years with 89A volunteers and serving at time of enlistment
Occupation Law Clerk
Marital Status Single
Religion Church of England
School Attended Guildford Grammar School
Address History 6 Outram Street, West Perth, WA. Father - Hal Peteshall Colebatch
Cause of Death or Invalided
Returned Invalided

Military History


Enlisted with 23rd Reinforcement 16th Battalion. Transferred to the Artillery Reinforcements 22.11.1916.
He was sent Maribyrnong, Victoria for Artillery Training 9.12.1916 – 2.2.1917.
Embarked Melbourne per HMAT ‘Shropshire’ A9 for UK 11.5.1917.
Roll Rank Driver.
Roll Unit 11th Reinforcement 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Colebatch disembarked at Plymouth with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade 11th Reinforcement 19.7.1917. He marched in to Larkhill and reverted to Gunner at own request 19.7.1917. He proceeded overseas to France from Southampton 17.11.1917. Colebatch transferred to 3rd Army Australian Field Artillery 25.11.1917 He was wounded in action France in then possibly in the final stage of the advance on the Hindenburg Line 30.9.1918. He sustained gunshot wound to his left arm, resulting in a compound fracture to the ulna and radius. He was invalided to the UK, by Hospital Ship ‘Guildford Castle’ 4.10.1917. Colebatch was admitted to the Reading War Hospital 5.10.1918. He was listed for early return to Australia wounds to his left arm.
Embarked per ‘Karoola’ for Australia 13.12.1918.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 22.1.1918.
Discharged 11.5.1920.
Final Rank Gunner 9th Field Battery, 3rd Army Field Brigade.
Medical Condition Invalided with compound fracture to ulna and radius, result of gunshot wound in Field.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Information Source
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Colebatch L G
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Lindsay Gordon Colebatch

6 Outram St., West Perth, WA.