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COFIELD, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX55996 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 May 1941, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Wahgunyah, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dysentery whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 3 October 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A10, Row G, Grave 19. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rutherglen WW2 Honour Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX55996 | |
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| 16 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX55996, Royal Park, Vic. | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Died of illness. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Son of Francis Henry "Frank" Cofield and Elsie May Hodge married 1905, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
DUTY NOBLY DONE...EVER REMEMBERED
Survived by his parents, sisters Florence Lumby, Vera, Christina, Evelyn and Mary. Brothers Francis, Reginald, Robert,Harold and Arthur
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cofield, of Wahgunyah have received word that their son, Pte. W. C. Cofield (Bill), who has been reported as missing since the fall of Singapore, is now a prisoner of war.
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