Personal Details
Attribute |
Details |
Nationality |
British |
Date of Birth |
22 March 1868 |
Place of Birth |
Stoke-On-Trent, Satffordshire, England |
Veterinary College and Date of Graduation |
London - May 1889 |
Military Service
Attribute |
Details |
Last Rank |
Major |
Regiment/Service |
Army Veterinary Corps |
Secondary Regiment |
59th Divison Deputy Director Veterinary Services |
Secondary Unit |
|
First Theatre of War |
France 24 February 1917 |
Casualty Details
Attribute |
Details |
Date of Death |
03 October 1917 |
Age at Death |
49 |
Place of Death |
Rouen, France |
Cause of Death |
Injuries sustained when he fell from horse |
Cemetery
Attribute |
Details |
Cemetery |
St.Sever Cemetery |
Location |
Rouen, France |
Grave Reference |
Officer B.4.13 |
Commonwealth War Grave |
Yes - CWGC Headstone |
Emblem or Badge on Headstone |
Army Veterinary Corps |
Honours and Memorials
Attribute |
Details |
Name on RCVS Honour Board |
Yes |
Name In Officers who died in Great War |
Yes |
Medals and Awards |
- British War Medal 1914-1918
- Victory Medal
|
Biography
Major Joseph William Coe FRCVS, born 22 March 1888 in Stoke on Trent, England, was Deputy Assistant Director of Veterinary Services attached to the 59th Army Veterinary Corps and died on active service at Rouen, France, on 21 October 1917, aged 49.
He is buried in St.Sever Cemetery Rouen France.
Major Coe’s death and obituary are recorded in two issues of The Veterinary Record.
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