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COFFEY, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1306 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Holworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
| Born: | Ashton, Lancashire, England, 27 February 1873 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer Fitter |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1941, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Roman Catholic area, Section M2, Row 14, Grave 1498 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1306, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Holworthy, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1306, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1306, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar & Batteries | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Special Services AIF, Enlisted at Sydney,NSW | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, Special Services AIF, Embarked Valencia at Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Militay District having returned to Australia aboard Megantic on 27 February 1920 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael John Coffey and Eliza Coffey of Ashton, Lancashire, England
Husband of Charlotte Anne Coffey nee Sherwin of Surrey Street, Stanmore, NSW. Wilfred and Charlotte married duriing 1911c In Glebe, NSW. Father of Austin Alfred Coffey
Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 6 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal