John Coates (general)
Early life
Early life
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Coates was born in [Adelaide](/wiki/Adelaide "Adelaide"), South Australia, on 28 December 1932 to George Coates and his wife Gwenyth (née Begg). Educated at [Ipswich Grammar School](/wiki/Ipswich_Grammar_School "Ipswich Grammar School") in [Queensland](/wiki/Queensland "Queensland"), Coates graduated from the [Royal Military College, Duntroon](/wiki/Royal_Military_College%2C_Duntroon "Royal Military College, Duntroon") into the [Royal Australian Armoured Corps](/wiki/Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps "Royal Australian Armoured Corps") in 1955\.[Papers of John Coates, 1916–1994](http://www.lib.adfa.edu.au/speccoll/finding_aids/coates_john.html), MS 366, Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA


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