Francis Victor Coyle

Francis Victor Coyle

Personal Information
Date of Birth	1 Nov 1916
Place of Birth	Subiaco, Western Australia
Death	26 Jun 2001, aged 84
Place of Death	Heidelburg, Voctoria
Age at Enlistment	24 years
Description	5'7½" (1.72m) tall ; 138lbs 62.596 kg ; medium complexion ; brown eyes ; black hair
Occupation	Farm hand
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Airshire Dairy, Byford
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs. Dorothy Aldred Coyle
Military Information
Reg Number	29360
Date of Enlistment	28 Nov 1940
Rank	Corporal
Unit/Formation	No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	31 Jul 1944 ‒ 15 Aug 1944
Transport Details	unknown Townsville to Aitape, New Guinea
Transfers
Journey Dates	24 Sep 1944 ‒ 25 Sep 1944
Transport Details	unknown Aitape, New Guinea to Morotai, NEI
Journey Dates	15 Nov 1944 ‒ 15 Nov 1944
Transport Details	unknown Morotai to Leyte
Journey Dates	15 Dec 1944 ‒ 16 Dc 1944
Transport Details	unknown Leyte to Mindoro, Phillipines
Return to Australia
Journey Dates	22 Jun 1945 ‒ 23 Jun 1945
Transport Details	Mindoro to Morotai unknown
Journey Dates	15 Jul 1945 ‒ 17 Jul 1945
Transport Details	unknown Morotai to Balikpapan
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument(s)	Byford WW2 Honour Roll
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

Frank enlisted on 28 Nov 1940 at the No. 4 RAAF Recruiting Centre, mustered as Messman and was sent the same day to undertake No. P62 Basic Dril course at No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF Pearce betwee 28 Nov 1940 and 3 Jan 1941. On 4 January he was posted to the RAAF Base Pearce headquarters unit. While with them, on 1 Jun 1941 he was appointed Leading Aircraftman. A year after joining them, on 29 Jan 1942 he was transferred to No. 14 Squadron RAAF.

From 1 Jun 1942 until 24 Jul 1942 Frank participated in the No. 67 Trainee Group II Fitter couse run at No. 2 School of Technical Training RAAF at Kingston, a suburb of Canberra. From there, on 25 Jul 1942 he was transferred to No. 3 School of Technical Training RAAF at Ultimo in New South Wales where he was a member of No. 13 Fitter DMT course 30 Jul 1942 until 25 Sep 1942 after which he was remustered on 26 Sep 1942 as a Fitter/Driver Motor Transport. With the remustering he reverted to Aircraftmam. He was then posted on 1 Oct 1942 to No. 4 Embarkation Depot RAAF at Mileham in South Australia. While there Frank was briefly hospitalised from 10 to 12 Oct 1942 in the 105th Australian Military Hospital. On 2 Dec 1942 Frank was briefly transferred to No. 55 Operational Base Unit RAAF, before moving on to No. 3 Works Maintenance Unit RAAF in Darwin and he was once again appointed as a Leading Aircraftman on 1 Jan 1943.

On 15 Jan 1943 Frank's unit was renamed to No. 3 Mobile Works Squadron RAAF on 15 Jan 1943, and on 15 Jul 1944 to No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF He was promoted Temporary Corporal on 1 Dec 1944. Frank required sick leave from 8 Nov 1945 to 5 Dec 1945 during which time, on 1 Dec 1945 Frank married Dorothy Aldred Coyle in Victoria. He had been transferred to No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF on 7 Dec 1945, where he was discharged on 15 Apr 1946.

Post War

Frank died in the Austin Hospital, Heidelburg, Victoria on 26 Jun 2001 aged 84.