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COFFEY, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4456 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowden, South Australia, 2 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick-layer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4456, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE T. J. COFFEY.
Mr. J. J. Coffey, of Brown-street, Brompton Park, has received information that his son, Private Thomas J. Coffey, was killed in action in France on August 21. Private Coffey had a large circle of friends, and he was highly popular with all. He was 25 years of age, and enlisted 13 months ago. He left for the front in February, 1916." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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