Military History

To Maribyrnong with Field Artillery Reinforcements 18.11.1916.
Embarked Melbourne per  HMAT 'Shropshire' for 11.5.1917 for England.
Roll Rank Driver.
Roll Unit 11th Reinforcement 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Colebatch disembarked at Plymouth with the 10th Army Field Artillery, 11th Reinforcement 19.6.1917. After 5 months of intensive training, he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton 17.11.1917. A week later Colebatch was transferred from the 3rd Army Field Artillery to Australian General Base Depot 25.11.1917.
Embarked for Australia per ‘Somali’ as Extra Regimental Lieutenant with 3rd Army Field Artillery.1.6.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 8.7.1919.
Discharged 7.8.1919.
Final Rank Extra Regimental Corporal 3rd Army Field Artillery Brigade.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Colebatch was the son of Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch, journalist and retired Member of Parliament. By 1946 Colebatch was the Editor and Proprietor of the local paper in Northam.
Photos HMAT 'Shropshire'. Photographer Hazlewood Rex, photograph source AWM P01843.001
             Artillery Training at Maribyrnong, Vic. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM H18765

Information Source
AWM P01843.001. HMAT 'Shropshire'. Photographer Hazlewood Rex, photograph sourced fromt he Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM H18765. Artillery Training at Maribyrnong, Vic. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Colebatch H C S
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Hal Clarence Saunders Colebatch

Chidlow St., Northam, WA.

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