Pte. Donald Francis COFFEY

1893 - 1917  (24 years)

• Name	Donald Francis COFFEY
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	4 Jul 1893	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1901	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Attestation Papers	24 May 1916	Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  	enlisted
  Death	15 Aug 1917	Lens, France   [5, 6]
  Letter	Mar 1918  [7]
  	Letter from Roy Waters published in Renfrew Mercury, Mar 29, 1918
  WWI service	, , , France
  	905080, 194th Bn Canadian Infantry; 10th Bn Killed in Action
  Occupation	farmer
  Burial	Grenay, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [7]
  	Address: Maroc British Cemetery Nord, France
  Person ID	I48196259	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	William Ross COFFEY,   b. 23 Jul 1858, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Apr 1932, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Harriet MCDONALD,   b. Abt 1862, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1900, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1889	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Alt. Marriage	7 Nov 1889	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Notes	Married: #010793-89 (Renfrew Co): William CAFFEY (Coffey?), 81?, farmer, widower, S tafford twp., same, s/o James CAFFEY & Catherine ROSS, married Harrie tt R. MACANALED?, 29, widow, Westneath twp., Pembroke, d/o Donald McDONA LD & Mary Ann McLEOD, witn: Henry FERGUSON of Pembroke & Margaret McDONA LD of Westneath, 7 Nov 1889 at Pembroke
  Family ID	F15889629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1
  		Coffey, Pte. Donald Francis Photograph from the website of Canadian Virtual War Memorial www.veterans.gc.ca/eng https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/522893?Donald%20Francis%20Coffey
  		Westmeath War Memorial, Westmeath, Ontario Photographed by Fay Bennett
  		Westmeath War Memorial, Westmeath, Ontario (on the back) Photographed by Fay Bennett
  		Beachburg War Memorial, Beachburg, Ontario Photographed by Fay Bennett

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		FFHx-Forester's Falls War Memorial article The Cobden Sun, originally published June 24, 1920
  		FFHx-War Memorial Tablet unveiled at Trinity United Church Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook of Harold Bennett, held at the Cobden Legion
  		Coffey, Pte. Donald letter Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce
  		Letter about Pte. Donald F. Coffey The Renfrew Mercury, Mar 29, 1918 posted on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  		Coffey, Pte. Donald Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/522893/d-f-coffey/
  		ROSS TWP. WAR MEMORIAL unveiled The Cobden Sun, Jun 24, 1920

  
  

  Histories

  Coffey, Pte. Donald Francis WWI Summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  
  

• Notes

  WWI service: Killed in Action while taking part with his battalion in an attack on Hill 70, he was killed by enemy shell fire, just after 'jumping off' in "no Man's Land" at Lens Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member Attestation Papers: Age 22 5' 6 1/2 " Ruddy complexion Grey eyes Brown hair Letter: Letter addressed to Pte. Coffey's sister Hilda.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19335] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Westmeath Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html) (Reliability: 3). Donald is living with his grandfather, Donald V. McDonald in the 1901 census [S20210] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 (Reliability: 3). Attestation Papers [S585985] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Westmeath Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html) (Reliability: 3). Donald is living with his grandfather, Donald V. McDonald in the 1901 census [S586860] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 (Reliability: 3). Attestation Papers [S587324] Canada., Mil-Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx.). [S587314] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.). [S587315] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S20076] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 010793 Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3). [S586726] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 010793 Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3). [S586481] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998).