COUGHLAN, Joseph Francis
| Service Number: | 2170 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand/Boot maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 July 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2170, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2170, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2170, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2170, 55th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2170 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"How Frank Coughlan Died.
Pte. A. Gillett, writing to Mr. Coughlan, tells how his son was killed.
France, 31/7/18. Dear Don,— Just a note or two to let you know a rather bad piece of news. I am very sorry to say that your son Frank, who was on my gun team, was killed in action on 3rd Inst. The poor boy never knew he was hit. He was joking with another chap and me when a sniper shot him through the brain. He died painlessly. We buried him decently behind our trench, and put a small cross over him. I must say that he was a great soldier, did not know what fear was. Trusting you will not grieve too deeply. He died, bravely doing his duty..." - from the Cootamundra Herald 05 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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