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COFFEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2804, 2804B |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Nannup, Nannup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cooper |
| Died: | Swan View, Western Australia, 27 October 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Garden area, Garden 7A, Grave 0003 |
| Memorials: | Nannup War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2804, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2804, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 22 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From 44th Battalion and allocated number 2804B | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 12th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the right leg and invalided to England on | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2804B, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Emily Coffey of Nannup, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 16 December 1917 aboard HT Kanowna disembarking on the February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal