| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0203 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary, Letter |
| Maker |
Coen, Francis |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1927; 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/137 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Coen, Francis (Captain, b.1884 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain Francis Coen, 18 and 19 Battalion, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes typewritten copies of letters sent home to his mother in Yass, NSW. Copies made by the Memorial 1927. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain, 18th & 19th Bns, AIF. Barrister-at law. of Yass, NSW, born Yass, educated at St Ignatius College, Riverview, NSW and Sydney University. Practising as a barrister in Yass, NSW. Served Commonwealth Citizen Forces. Killed in action Pozieres, 28 July 1916, aged 32 years.