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COEN, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 28 January 1884 |
| Home Town: | Yass, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 28 July 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated in Yass Municipal Cemetery, New South Wales. |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Captain, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-07-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Captain Frank Coen, 18th & 19th Battalions AIF. Barrister-at law. of Yass, NSW, born Yass, educated at St Ignatius College, Riverview, NSW and Sydney University. Practising as a barrister in Yass, NSW. Served in the Commonwealth Citizen Forces. Killed in action Pozieres, 28 July 1916, aged 32 years.
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