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COFFEY, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4024 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stovemaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4024, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4024, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4024, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4024, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4024 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Coffey and Harriet Coffey of Little Surrey Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal