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David COGHILL

Regimental number5992
Place of birthVIC
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressUlupna, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Mr D Coghill, Ulupna, Victoria
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Discharge date4 January 1919
Other detailsServed 1038 days. 769 days abroad. Married Edith Ralston Haynes on 10 April 1919. After the war he took up land at Ulupna West and named the property "Passchendaele" after the Battle of Passchendaele which he fought in.
Date of death30 July 1970 - Heidleberg Repatriation Hospital
Place of burialNumurkah Cemetery

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