Sergeant

Richard Bernard Coffy

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Christopher and Theodora Ruth Coffy; husband of Mina A. Coffy, of 4, Hunia St., Marton, Wanganui. Native of Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/951
Name:
Richard Bernard Coffy
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R.B. Coffy (wife), Private Bag, Wanganui River, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 3 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Bernard Coffy
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