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COE, Frederick Ellis
(Service number 83860)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	14/09/1888	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	9 Melton Road, Timaru
Occupation	Draper
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married. One child
Next of Kin	Mrs D. COE (wife), 9 Melton Road, Timaru
Religion	Methodist
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	*1956	Age
Place of Death	Auckland
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Biographical Notes

Frederick Ellis Coe was the eldest son of William and Phoebe (née Ellis) Coe. He was educated at Timaru Main School. Frederick married Drucilla Bowkett on 12 December 1916 at Timaru. Their son, Herbert James Coe, was born on 26 September 1917 at Timaru. Frederick, a draper, was drawn in the ballot and called up in 1917. His brother Herbert Goodall Coe served in World War I.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]

External Links

Military personnel file

Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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