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Samuel COFFEY

Regimental number6079
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolSt Francis Roman Catholic School, Elizabeth and Campbell Streets, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationKitchenman
Address205 Riley Street, Surrey Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Cecilia Agnes Coffey, University Hotel, Broadway, Glebe, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 31 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1917
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Smauel and the late Cecilia Agnes COFFEY. Born at Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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