COADY, Edward
| Other Name: | Coady, Edward Joseph - New Zealand Service Records |
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| Service Number: | 137 |
| Enlisted: | 21 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand, 6 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 137, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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1302 Corporal Arthur James Langbein described the last moments of Sgt Coady. On July 19-20th at Fromelles, the Battalion was digging a sap, and as soon as Sgt Coady had dug deep enough to afford cover, he gave his place up to another and went on digging. He was killed while thus exposing himself. He gave up one place to Cpl. Burgess A.Co.
He describes Sergeant Coady as a New Zealander " He was a hero if ever there was one"
Lieut. John Henry Facey describes Sgt Coady as "a hero who was thought very highly of by his men"
Younger brother 30544 Private Maurice Howard Coady served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during WW1. He survived the war and was discharged in 1919.
Lest We Forget
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