Military History

Embarked Fremantle per ‘Mashobra’ A47 for Egypt 18.2.1915.
Roll Rank Trooper.
Roll Unit 10th Light Horse.
Coe disembarked at Suez with his Light Horse Unit. He was hospitalised with the Influenza 8.4.1915. Coe entrained to Alexandria, joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and embarked for Gallipoli 1.8.1915.  He was admitted to the Field Ambulance Station with diarrhoea 29.8.1915. After a month he was crippled with rheumatism and was transferred by Hospital Ship ‘Marathon’ to Mudros 26.8.1915. Coe was discharged and returned to Heliopolis in Egypt 7.9.1915. He was allocated to light duties at Helouan 16.11.1915. Coe marched out as groom for 10th Light Horse Regiment 1.8.1916. Embarked for return to Australia with escort duties for the wounded on the return voyage.
Embarked Suez for Australia per HT ‘Ayreshire’ on escort duty to Melbourne 21.11.1916.
Returned/Disembarked Melbourne 25.12.1916 - to Fremantle 30.12.1916.
Discharged 19.1.1917.
Final Rank Trooper 10th Light Horse.
Medical Condition Invalided.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Coe  died 3.2.1948.
Photos SS 'Mashobra'. Photographer unknown, photograph source Naval Collection AWM P10509.023.001
             3rd Australian General Hospital at Mudros. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM A03075
             Stretcher bearers at Gallipoli. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM A05784

Information Source
AWM  P10509.023.001. SS 'Mashobra'. Photographer unknown, photograph source Naval Collection  from the Australian War Memorial
AWM A03075. 3rd Australian General Hospital at Mudros. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM A05784. Stretcher bearers at Gallipoli. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the  Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- William Courtney Coe
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Coe W C
St Matthew’s Honour Roll
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

41 Helena Street, Guildford, WA.

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