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COFFEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1170, V80912 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 5 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Second occasion. Wound to the right forearm | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Sever wound to the right forearm. Invalided to England on 2 August 1918 | |
| 21 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Oct 1939: | Enlisted V80912, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Rank of Private. 12 Garrison Battalion | |
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| 6 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V80912 | |
| 25 Sep 1943: | Embarked AIF WW1, V80912, Embarked for overseas service | |
| 15 Jan 1944: | Discharged V80912, Discharged at Caulfield, Victoria. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name James Christopher Coffey
Son of James Coffey and Susan Coffey nee Tyler of Sydney, NSW
Returned to Australia on 27 February 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking at Sydney for treatment
Medals: WW1:- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Ruby Coffey nee Smith of Simpson Street, Kyneton, Victoria. James and Ruby married during 1920c in Victoria
WW2: returned to Australia on 9 December 1943
Medals: WW2:- 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal. Return from Active Service badge number A24602