Thomas Joseph COFFEY

COFFEY, Thomas Joseph

Service Number: 4456
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 (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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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Biography

"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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