William Coggan
Service number
118500
Military unit
1/5th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
16 Rosemary Street, Mansfield.
Date of birth
Date of death
17 Oct 1918 (18 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Rope lad at colliery.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Parents: John William and Eliza Coggan of 16 Rosemary Street, Mansfield.
Military history
Attested 12/06/1918 aged 18 years and 30 days. In 11th bn Sherwood Foresters from 4/10/18 to 9/10/18 then transferred to 1/8th. Joined his unit in the field on 17/10/1918, the day he was killed. So may have been killed on his first day of action.
Items returned: wallet, photos, book, Religious book, notebook & pen, watch-chain, pendant, belt and letters.
Extra information
This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
Photographs
No photos