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COFFEY, George Denis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6802 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grassdale, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Henty State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia , 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Anglican Section, Row C4, Grave 0056 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide English, Scottish & Australian (ES&A) Bank Great War Honour Roll, Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet, Sydney (ANZ) English, Scottish and Australian Bank Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6802, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6802, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 6802, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6802, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District having returned to Australia at his own expense |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Coffey and Adelaide Coffey nee Whittaker of Mentone, Victoria
Returned to Australia on the 30 September 1919 aboard SS Sonoma
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 11 January 1921 George married Constance Elizabeth Dumas in the the Crafers Church of Epiphany, SA