Difference between revisions of "Coffey Donald Ashton 2/Lt 303044"
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|Date of birth=Possibly 25/3/1924, mother's maiden name Eastman (to be confirmed). | |Date of birth=Possibly 25/3/1924, mother's maiden name Eastman (to be confirmed). | ||
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| − | |Unit=Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Middlesex Regiment 24/12/1943. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Middlesex Regiment 24/12/1943. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 31/3/1944, |
| + | Posted 10th Bn DLI, Auth: 21st Army Group dated 22/3/1944. Posting cancelled - Auth: HQ 49th Div 4154/A dated 20/4/1944. | ||
|Task or role=Duty Officer. | |Task or role=Duty Officer. | ||
|Joined Brigade=31-Mar-44 | |Joined Brigade=31-Mar-44 | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Died/Killed in action=Possibly October 1991, Sheffield, aged 67. |
| + | |Home address=Lived Haltwhistle? Possibly married to Phyllis (died 2009). | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| − | No information was available as to why Lt Coffey's posting to 10th DLI was cancelled. The family history information on this Officer all requires further confirmation. | + | No information was available as to why Lt Coffey's posting to 10th DLI was apparently cancelled. The family history information on this Officer all requires further confirmation. |
Latest revision as of 12:20, 25 August 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Coffey Donald Ashton
Army number 303044
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth Possibly 25/3/1924, mother's maiden name Eastman (to be confirmed).
Age 0
Unit Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Middlesex Regiment 24/12/1943. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 31/3/1944,
Posted 10th Bn DLI, Auth: 21st Army Group dated 22/3/1944. Posting cancelled - Auth: HQ 49th Div 4154/A dated 20/4/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Duty Officer.
Joined Brigade 31-Mar-44
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Possibly October 1991, Sheffield, aged 67.
Home address Lived Haltwhistle? Possibly married to Phyllis (died 2009).
Source table 10DLI
No information was available as to why Lt Coffey's posting to 10th DLI was apparently cancelled. The family history information on this Officer all requires further confirmation.
