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COFFEY, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2016 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Lefroy, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2016, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2016, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 6th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, From Howitzer Brigade |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, From 2nd Cyclist Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Signal Company, From 1st Cyclist Battalion | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Orange, NSW
Served his jockey apprenticeship with J. Sall
Next of kin given as his sister Mabel Fisher of Stanley Street, Warrnambol, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on the 2 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal