COE, John William
| Service Number: | 1142 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 4 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Wakefield Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 30 June 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XI, Row F, Grave 9, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1142, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1142 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-30 |
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NOTE: There are 2 birth registrations for John. The first is as John William Everett Coe son of Thomas Everett and Emily Elizabeth Coe at Beafort Book/Page 551/383. The second is as John William Coe Everett this show the same date of birth, parents and Book/Page number. On 3 May 1916 using the name John William Coe he married Mary Ivy Rowe in the Baptist Manse, Adelaide Book Page 267/465. John and Mary had one child Ruth Elisabeth Coe born at Parkside South Australia on 9 January 1917
8 July 1916 - To hospital at sea
20 July 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles. Admitted to hospital
27 July 1916 - Transferred to hospital in England
8 August 1916 - Taken off strength at Marseilles
2 September 1916 - Taken on strength, 43 Btn in England
9 September 1916 - Transferred to 52 Btn
19 April 1917 - Proceed overseas from Folkestone
6 August 1917 - To hospital influenza
23 January 1918 - To hospital with Tonsillitis
2 Frebruary 1918 - Rejoined unit
16 May 1918 - Transferred from the 52 Btn to the 50 Btn
25 April 1918 - Made Corporal (Battle to recapture Villers Brettoneux)
30 June 1918 - Killed in action near Villers Brettoneux
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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