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Signalman Maurice Ford Coburn

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Signalman Maurice Ford Coburn Veteran

Birth
Cammeray, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
27 Jan 1944 (aged 24)
Rocky Creek, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Plot A. Row A. Grave 14.
Memorial ID
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~~~~~COBURN, Maurice Ford, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- NX56073
Parents:--- Robert James Cockburn and Bridget Rose Delia Ford married 4th September 1912 at St. Patricks, West Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
Born:--- Cammeray, Sydney, New South Wales on 10th September 1919.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- single
Civil employment:--- Costing Clerk
Home address:--- 29 Abbott St, Cammeray, New South Wales.
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Bridget Coxford, 25 Robinson St, Croydon, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 2nd July 1940 at Paddington, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 9 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:---HQ, Signals 1st Australian Corps.
Fate:--- Died as a result of injuries sustained in motor cycle accident between Yungaburra and Barron in Atherton Tableland, Queensland. Nature of injuries head/ brain injuries, fractured right collar bone and left tibia and fibula.
Burial:--- Atherton War Cemetery, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
~~~~~COBURN, Maurice Ford, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- NX56073
Parents:--- Robert James Cockburn and Bridget Rose Delia Ford married 4th September 1912 at St. Patricks, West Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
Born:--- Cammeray, Sydney, New South Wales on 10th September 1919.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- single
Civil employment:--- Costing Clerk
Home address:--- 29 Abbott St, Cammeray, New South Wales.
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Bridget Coxford, 25 Robinson St, Croydon, New South Wales.
Enlisted:--- 2nd July 1940 at Paddington, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 9 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:---HQ, Signals 1st Australian Corps.
Fate:--- Died as a result of injuries sustained in motor cycle accident between Yungaburra and Barron in Atherton Tableland, Queensland. Nature of injuries head/ brain injuries, fractured right collar bone and left tibia and fibula.
Burial:--- Atherton War Cemetery, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Inscription

Australian Corps of Signals

Gravesite Details

NX56073



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