Private

Frederick Charles Coveny

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Joseph and Ada Coveny, of 35, Devonshire Rd., Miramar, Wellington. Born at Bristol, England. Served in Egypt and Gallipoli, 1915-16.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Mr Frederick Charles Coveny, who died at Wellington on Wednesday from complications following influenza, wan a member of the staff of the Government Life Insurance Department. He was a number of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, having left New Zealand as a member of the 6th Reinforcements. He served on Gallipoli for a period, and was evacuated from the Peninsula on account of illness. He was for a long time under treatment in several of the British hospitals, and on his return to the Dominion was under treatment for a lengthy period. On his return to civilian life he joined the staff of the Government Statistician’s Office, and subsequently transferred to the Government Life."

[Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1401, 6 December 1918, Page 2]

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2406
Name:
Frederick Charles Coveny
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Bristol, England
Next of Kin: 
R.J. Coveny (father), Electric Light Power-house, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eureka, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
04 December 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
177. E. C. of E. Portion. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Frederick Charles Coveny
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