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Theodore Thomas Coleman 1890 - 1967

Theodore Thomas Grimshaw Coleman of Keilor, Vic Australia was born on November 29, 1890 in Devon, Plymouth County, England United Kingdom to Edward Coleman and Sarah Bone Coleman. He had siblings James Pearson Coleman, Percy Coleman, Sarah Coleman, Sydney Gordon Coleman, Percy Coleman, Edward John Gree Coleman, Fernleigh George Coleman, and Richard Charles Coleman. He married Nellie Beatrice Violet Whiting in 1912, and had children Thomas Edward Coleman, Hazel Beatrice Coleman, Mena Victoria Coleman, and Tommy Coleman. Theodore Coleman died at age 76 years old on September 19, 1967 in Keilor Park, VIC Australia, and was buried in Keilor East.

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  • Introduction

    Theodore Thomas Grimshaw Coleman was born to Edward Bennett Coleman (1858 - 1954) and Sarah Jane Pearce Bone (1856 - 1936). Both of his parents had been born in Cornwall, England. He had eight siblings: Edward, Emma, Fernleigh, Julius, Richard, Sydney, Percy, and Sarah "Sadie" Coleman. Theodore Coleman married Nellie Beatrice Violet Manners in 1912 in Victoria, Australia. They had three children: Thomas, Hazel, and Mena Coleman. Theodore was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Australian military in Gallipoli, Egypt, and the Western Front. See Theodore Thomas Coleman: Military Service.
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    November 29, 1890
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    Devon, Plymouth County, England United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Theodore was Caucasian of English heritage. More specifically, he was of Cornish heritage - both of his parents were born in Cornwall.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Born in Plymouth, England, Theodore, his mother and siblings immigrated to Australia when he was 4 months to one year old. He later married in Victoria, Australia, where he remained the rest of his life. Theodore died at the age of 76 in Victoria Australia. He was buried in Keilor Park Cemetery. British South Melb, Australia England, Australia Carlton, Australia Carlton, Australia

  • Religious Beliefs

    Methodist

  • Military Service

    Theodore, who was from Australia, served during World War I, participating in various significant battles. He was initially stationed in Gallipoli and Egypt as a member of the 14th Australian Infantry Battalion. Later, he was transferred to the Western Front, where he joined the 5th Australian Machine Gun Company. He took part in battles at Fromelles, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Villers Bretonneux, and more. On the 29th of July, 1918, during the fighting at Morlancourt, Theodore sustained severe injuries, including multiple gunshot wounds to his right shoulder. These injuries had a lasting impact on him. Following his service overseas, Theodore returned to Australia on the 30th of January, 1919. He was officially discharged from the military on the 24th of March, 1919.

  • Professional Career

    Before World War I, Theodore was a Motor Driver. After returning from the War, he worked as a Railway Employee in South Melbourne.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Theodore married Nellie Beatrice Violet Manners in 1912 in Victoria, Australia. They had three children: Thomas, Hazel, and Mena Coleman.
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    September 19, 1967
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