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COFFEY, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6817 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forrest, Tasmania, Australia, 18 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Forest, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Larbourer |
| Died: | Shell wounds to the right leg and abdomen, 1st Canadian General Hospital, France, 25 April 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXX11, Row D, Grave 2A Headstone inscription reads: A good and loving son who did not shirk the call to duty, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6817, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6817, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6817, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6817, 12th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right leg and abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander John Coffey and Mary Anne Selina Hannah Coffey nee Williams of Forrest, Tasmania. Next of kin later changed to his eldest brother Henry Charles Coffey of Narrawah, Tasmania, Robina Evelyn Harriet Coffey, Hilda May Coffey, Louisa Mary Coffey and Olive Grace Coffey
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal