John COFFEY

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Service Numbers:	225, R225
Enlisted:	5 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Brunswick West, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1935, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 27 April 1935 in Roman Catholic section O, Grave 426
Memorials:

5 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 225, 6th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 225, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
22 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 225, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, R225, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, R225, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Field Ambulance , From 6th Field Ambulance
13 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Ambulance, From 17th Field Ambualnce
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, R225, 6th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic gastritis

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Son of Gerald Albert Coffey and Catherine Coffey nee Parker of Passfield Street, Brunswick West, Victoria

Returned to Australia (first time) on 31 August 1915 aboard HT Wiltshire

Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 (scond time) stowed away aboard HT Saxon disembarked on 31 January 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal