COUGHLAN, John
| Service Numbers: | 670, 19456 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, 1 October 1872 |
| Home Town: | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier, labourer, merchant sailor/ fireman |
| Died: | Early senility & result of Gas in France, Brisbane,Queensland. australia, 11 February 1926, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Location : 10-49-6 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, 670, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
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| 1 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 19456, 12th Field Company Engineers, Re Enlistment | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
John Joseph Coughlan- military service
Born to Irish parents on 1st October 1877, John Joseph Coughlan ( known as Jack) served 3 years in the Grenadier Guards. He also served 9 years as a reservist in the Grenadier Guards, before migrating to Australia from Newport, Monmouthshire. Wales - UK
In 1915 Jack signed up in the 9th October, 1915 and went to Rabaul in German New Guinea, with ‘The 4 th Tropical Force’. Enlistment number : 670 - Jack was discharged on his own request. ( Due to Domestic troubles.)
On 1st February 1917. Jack signed up a gain. Enlistment number : 19456 ( aged 44years and 7 months.)
Sapper Jack Coughlan embarked for France. On 14th August 1918 he marched into Rouelles, France. Taken on strength to the the 12th Field Company Engineers. On 18/10/1918 he was detached to join the 12th Australian infantry battalion. He rejoined his unit on30/10/1918. On 22/12/1918 Jack marched out
to England.
On 11th April 1919, Jack Coughlan was discharged from the AIF in Brisbane as unfit for duty- Disability- ‘premature senility.’ Aged 52. Jack died on 11th February 1926
Submitted 9 March 2019 by Jo Burgess
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