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COFFEY, Matthew
(Service number 78442)

Aliases Matthew Michael COFFEY at death
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Birth

Date 23/09/1892 Place of Birth Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Wangahu Valley, Masterton
Occupation Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs D. COFFEY (mother), Waitohi, Temuka
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Military Awards

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Discharge

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Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Hotelkeepr

Death

Date 1 October 1962 Age 70 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference General Section, Row 243, Plot 912
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Matthew Coffey was the son of Dennis (Denis) and Johanna (Hannah) Coffey. His father died in 1911. In 1920 Matthew married Nora Brosnan who died in 1929; he married secondly Julia. Brother Timothy Coffey was called up for military service.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal affairs) [12 July 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 July 2017]

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