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COFFEY, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 67 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1911, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 29 May 1966, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1911: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on 1 October 1918 | |
| 23 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Coffey and Susannah May Coffey nee Pemberton of Friedland, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 8 March 1919
Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of May Catherine Coffey nee Lawrence. John and May married on the 1 January 1924 in QLD