In Memory of
ERIC ALBERT
COATES
Second Lieutenant
11/643
N.Z. Machine Gun
Corps
who died on
Thursday 14 November 1918 . Age 25
Son of Oswald and Valerie A. Coates (nee Lassaie), of 14, Hastings Rd., Remuera, Auckland. Served at Gallipoli, Sinai and in Palestine.
Commemorative Information
| Cemetery: | Purewa Public Cemetery, Auckland City, New Zealand |
| Grave or Reference Panel Number: | Block F, Row 37, Grave 33 |
| Location: | This cemetery is situated in St. Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland. |
| Historical Information: | There are 50 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 19 of the 1939-1945 war here. |
| Additional Cemetery Record Information | |
| Burial Date: | 16 Nov 1918 |
| Address: | "Waimana", Manukau Road, Onehunga |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Primary Cause of Death: | Influenza |
| Next of Kin | -- |
| Age: | 25 |