Lance Corporal Alvah John Coffin

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Coffin, Alvah John

Date of birth: 1895-05-21

Place of birth: L’Anse aux Cousins Quebec Canada

Next of kin: Mrs. Abner Coffin, Mother, L’Anse aux Cousins, Quebec

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Sailor

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-11-18

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Regina Trench Cemetery, I. F. 12.

Regimental number: 177267

Highest Rank: Lance Corporal (87th Battalion)

Rank detail

Lance Corporal, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Somme

Regina Trench Cemetery from a nearby field, Taken in August, 2013

Tombstone of Lance Corporal Alvah John Coffin, Taken at Regina Trench Cemetery, 24 August, 2013

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CWGC ID: 234636

LAC ID: 108139

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B1838-S005

Uploader's Research notes: [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2013-08-27