Inquest Index ! Patrick Coulton 1918 Ref 1039 Concussion of Brain 1918-12-26 . Lynn ----- > Hello Daryl > > Looking at the death index and the WW1 Nominal Roll it appears that Patrick > COULTER in the article below may have been Patrick COULTON. The name > COULTON was used in both entries as shown > > Digger - Great War Index. Victoria 1914-1920 > Surname: COULTON > Given Names: Patk > Event: D > Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown > Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN > Age: 41 > Death Place: Horsham > Year: 1918 > Reg. Number: 13243 > > > WW1 Nominal Roll information > - ------------------------------------------ > Patrick COULTON > Spr 3910, > 5th Tunneling Coy, > enl 26-2-16 > rta 23-5-17 > > There is no Patrick COULTER in the death index or the WW1 Nominal Roll > > Regards > Daryl Povey December 27, 1918 > > > >Shocking Fatality > >Returned Soldier killed > >A shocking fatality occurred on the road opposite the Horsham Gasworks on > >Christmas Eve, when ex Private "Pat" COULTER met his death. It appears from > >what we can gather that when the deceased was driving in a gig over the > >crossing leading from the Criterion Hotel, his horse, a flighty animal, took > >fright and bolted up Wilson St. around the Royal Hotel past Young Bros. sale > >yards and back into Wilson St. on reaching which, it turned back in the > >direction of home--Quantong--increasing its pace considerably. Ex Private > >COULTER was thrown out at the spot stated, and falling on his head, his neck > >was dislocated. He was immediately conveyed to the Horsham Hospital, but > >died just as he reached that institution. When the news became known a > >gloom was cast over the whole district, particularly that of Quantong, > >COULTER being very popular with all classes. Enlisting in 1915, at > >Quantong, where he was employed by Mr JAHN, young COULTER went to the front. > >He was gassed and was invalided back to Australia last May 12 months. > >Recently he was handed over Mr HOYLE's orchard at Quantong under the > >repatriation scheme. An inquiry into the cause of death was held on > >Thursday morning, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. In the > >afternoon the deceased soldier was given a military funeral. Mr COULTER > >leaves a widow in Scotland, who was on the water or about to sail when the > >sad fatality occurred. Mr A.S. RODGERS has cabled to the Military > >authorities acquainting them of what has happened. > > > >Daryl Crabtree > >Gladstone > >Qld > >www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/ > > ______________________________