William James COFFEY

William James COFFEY Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	6239
Enlisted:	14 March 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1872
Home Town:	Portland, Lithgow, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 May 1917
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot I, Row G, Grave 2B Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory dearly loved and sadly missed, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland District War Memorial

14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
5 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6239, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the legs and arms. Died in the 6th General Hospital, Rouen

Help us honour William James Coffey's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Son of James Coffey and Sarah Coffey of Portland, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Adeline Holland nee Coffey of Chapman Street, Surry Hills, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal