John Henry COFFEY

COFFEY, John Henry

Service Number: 67
Enlisted: 1 November 1911, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 December 1893
Home Town: Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 29 May 1966, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

1 Nov 1911: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
20 Feb 1916: Involvement Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916: Embarked Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916: Embarked Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916: Involvement Sapper, 67, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
29 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on 1 October 1918
23 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 67, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Coffey and Susannah May Coffey nee Pemberton of Friedland, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 8 March 1919

Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of May Catherine Coffey nee Lawrence. John and May married on the 1 January 1924 in QLD