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William Coggan

Service Number 118500
Military Unit 1/5th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 17 Oct 1918 (18 Years Old)
Place of Birth Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies Rope lad at colliery.
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

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