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COFFEY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1435 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1915, Enlisted at Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 63rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Durham, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 24 October 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Loggia Court area 2, Row V, Grave or Niche 85 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1435, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maitland, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1435, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1435, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 35th Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 53rd Battalion | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1435, 63rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic rheumatism and senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Coffey and Isabella Coffey of Durham, England
Husband of Margaret Coffey of Weston, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 25 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal