Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery | II. A. 17. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Coffin was named after his father Sebright Edward Coffin.Education & Career :
He went to Clifton College and Hertford College Oxford.
Coffin was a planter in India, and served in the Calcutta Light Horse and the Bihar Light Horse as a trooper.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Royal Scots |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Plymouth. Part of 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. Landed at Boulogne 14 August 1914 . |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Lieutenant Sebright Edward Coffin was commission into the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots and then attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots
Detail :
He received a gunshot wound to the abdomen on 18 December 1915. He was treated at No 10 Casualty Clearing Station but died 2 days later.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | True Blue No. 2704 E.C. | Unknown |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th February 1914 | 18th March 1914 | - |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley