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Richard Bernard Coffy

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 16), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 16), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Bernard AWMM
  • Surname
    Coffy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Richard Charles Bernard Joseph AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/951 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1882 AWMM Ireland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R.B. Coffy (wife), Private Bag, Wanganui River, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/951 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard Coffy was the son of Christopher and Theodora Ruth Coffy; husband of Mina A. Coffy, of 4 Hunia St., Marton, Wanganui, New Zealand. Native of Ireland. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 October 1916 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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06 May 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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