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COFFEY, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1129 |
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Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lancashire, England, 1895 |
Home Town: | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 10 July 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 12 July 1973 with the ashes being interred in the Cassia area, Wall ZF, Niche 164 and held in perpetuity for all time |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1129, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1129, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1129, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
17 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
12 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
13 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1129, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Coffey and Ada Coffey nee Bennett of Lancashire, England
Next of kin given as his brother Joseph Coffey of Apperley Street, Fitzroy North, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on the 19 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal