John William Everett Coe (1894 - 1918)

Born 4 Oct 1894 in Beaufort, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 30 Jun 1918 at age 23 in France

Biography

John Coe was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

John Coe is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Corporal John Coe was killed in action during World War I.

John was born in 1894. He is the son of Emily Coe and Thomas Everett. ^[1]

He married Mary Ivy Rowe on 6 May 1916 at the Baptist Manse, Adelaide. ^[2]

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, embarking from Adelaide on HMAT Afric A9 on the 9 Jun 1916. He served with the 52nd Infantry Battalion and was transferred to the 50th Battalion when the 52nd was disbanded to reinforce other units in May 1918. He was killed in action on 30 Jun 1918 and was buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France. ^{[3] [4]}

LATE CORPORAL J. W. COE.

Corporal J. W. Coe was killed in action on June 30. He was born at Beaufort, October 7, 1894, and was 23 years and 9 months of age. He was a crack bushman, a good shot, and a great horseman and was highly respected in the district in which he was brought up. He left a widow and one daughter, whom he had never seen. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 May 2023) database entry for John William COE (Birth date 4 Oct 1894, Father Thomas EVERETT, Mother Emily Elizabeth COE, Birth Residence Beaufort) Reference: District Gilbert, Book/Page 551/383
2. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 May 2023) database entry for John William COE (Age 22, Marital status S, Father not recorded) and Mary Ivy ROWE (Age 21, Marital status S, Father Robert ROWE) 6 May 1916 at Baptist Manse Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 267/465
3. ↑ Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, COE John William : SERN 1142 National Archives Australia: 3266404 Item image
4. ↑ Roll of Honour. (Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au : accessed 23 May 2023) Corporal John William Coe. Service number 1142, 50th Australian Infantry Battalion Image
5. ↑ "LATE CORPORAL J. W. OOE." Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) 6 August 1918: 5. Web. 23 May 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106520450>.