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Walter Thomas Coughlin (1920 - 1980)

Walter Thomas (Tom) Coughlin
Born in Winton, Queensland, Australiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 22 Mar 1944 in Queensland, Australiamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 59 in Queensland, Australiamap
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Biography

Birth[1]

Registration no.: 1920/C/9387
Date: 15 July 1920
Name: Walter Thomas COUGHLIN
Parents: Elizabeth Alice COOMS and Henry Edward COUGHLIN
District: Queensland Australia


Military service[2]

World War II
Name: Walter Thomas COUGHLIN
Service: Australian Army
Service number: QX1626
Date of birth: 15 July 1920
Place of birth: Winton, Queensland
Date of enlistment: 1 April 1940
Locality on enlistment: Winton, Queensland
Place of enlistment: Hughenden, Queensland
Next of kin: Valerie COUGHLIN
Date of discharge: 24 October 1945
Rank: Private
Posting at discharge: 2/15 AUST AIF BN
Prisoner of war: No
Honours:None for display
A digital copy of Walter's full military service record can be found here.


Marriage[3]

Registration no.: 1944/C/638
Date: 22 March 1944
Groom: Walter Thomas COUGHLIN
Bride: Valerie Archer SHAW
District: Queensland, Australia

Wedding details[4]

The Longreach Leader (Qld.) - Saturday 1 April 1944 - page 12

Winton

WEDDING

A quiet wedding took place in the Church of England, Winton, last week when Valerie Archer Shaw, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Shaw was married to Pte. Walter Thomas Coughlin, A.I.F., second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Coughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Coughlin are celebrating their honeymoon in the south.


Death[5]

Registration no.: 1980/453
Date of birth: 1921 (sic)
Date: 11 January 1980
Name: Walter Thomas COUGHLIN
Parents: Elizabeth Alice COOMS and Henry Edward COUGHLIN
District: Queensland Australia


Sources

  1. ↑ Online indexes for Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages - birth entry for Walter Thomas COUGHLIN, 1920 - accessed 6 February 2023
  2. ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs website - https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1489&c=WW2#R - accessed 7 February 2023
  3. ↑ Online indexes for Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages - marriage entry for Walter Thomas COUGHLIN and Valerie Archer SHAW, 1944 - accessed 6 February 2023
  4. ↑ Winton (1944, April 1). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved February 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126002046
  5. ↑ Online indexes for Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages - death entry for Walter Thomas COUGHLIN, 1980 - accessed 6 February 2023




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