ROLL OF HONOUR
QLD RIFLE CLUB MEMBERS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
It is important to hear the stories behind these names on the QRA Museum Honour Board for WWI and other conflicts and peacetime operations. Through the efforts of our volunteers, historians and community, we continue to tell the stories of these riflemen. Highlighting the young men who travelled to distant lands…
David Emmett Coyne
David Emmet Coyne AM, was a member of the Marian Rifle Club. He enlisted and served with the 31st Battalion in the Campaign on the Western Front.
Sergeant David Coyne MID died from a grenade explosion and saved his men at Vaire-sous-Corbie, Vignacourt, Somme, France which earnt him the Albert Medal (Gold).
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David Emmett Coyne
David Emmet Coyne AM, was a member of the Marian Rifle Club. He enlisted and served with the 31st Battalion in the Campaign on the Western Front.
Sergeant David Coyne MID died from a grenade explosion and saved his men at Vaire-sous-Corbie, Vignacourt, Somme, France which earnt him the Albert Medal (Gold).
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Do you have additional information, images or details to help complete this story? Our ongoing commitment is to ensure the history of the QRA and its members is forever preserved.
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