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COFFEY, Aloysius Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3431 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | North Perth, Western Australia, 31 January 1925, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Section DA, Grave 0389 |
| Memorials: | Beverley District Honour Roll WW1, Beverley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3431, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3431, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3431, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Fremantle | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3431, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Slight wound to the head; shell shock and otitis medai | |
| 12 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3431, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to chronic neuphritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Coffey and Hannah Maria Coffey nee Leydon of Avoca, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Bartholomew Michael Coffey of Comet Vale, WA. Also brother of Francis Coffey, Hannah Coffey, Mary Coffey, James Coffey and Michael Coffey
Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1917 aboard HT Kanowna but failed to re-embark at Durdan he the continued aboard HT Nestor to Sydney were he disembarked before boarding SS Dimboola to Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal