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COFFEY, Francis Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5065 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 October 1923, aged 33 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 10, Row 51, Grave 33 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5065, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5065, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5065, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5065, 9th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Shell wound to the left leg, later amputated | |
| 12 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5065, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Coffey and Susannah Coffey nee Pemberton of Friezland, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1918 as wounded aboard HS Dunluce Castle.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
On 22 April 1922 Francis married Margaret Thompson in Queensland.
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