Husband: Walter Frederick COKER #1579 Born: 2 Jul 1900 in Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia (see note 1) Died: 5 Jan 1981 in Queensland, Aust Father: Henry COKER #1397 Mother: Emily Ellen Sophia ALDRIDGE #1401
Wife: Rovena Amelia Ada SLEAFORD #2371 Married: 4 Jul 1923 in Qld, Australia (see note 2) Born: 29 Sep 1901 Died: 15 Nov 1988 Father: Robert Arthur SLEAFORD #3797 Mother: Rovena Elizabeth HEBBARD #3798
M Child 1: Frederick Laurence James COKER #2372 Born: 14 Nov 1923 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Died: 15 Nov 1987 in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Aust Military: 1943-47 Australian Army (see note 3) Spouse: Joan Margaret Rohde CARTWRIGHT #2373 b. 1 Jan 1924 d. 20 Jan 1992 Married: 5 Dec 1950 in Canberra, ACT, Aust
M Child 2: Arthur COKER #2876 Born: 22 Dec 1925 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Died: 22 Dec 1925 in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia (see note 4) Buried: 22 Dec 1925 in Grave 5 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot (see note 5)
Event Notes Note (1) Queensland historical index: 1900/C010348
Note (2) Qld State Library marriage ref: 1923/002318
Note (3) Service record Name COKER, FREDRICK LAURENCE JAMES Service Australian Army Service Number 12275 (QX56960) Date of Birth 14 Nov 1923 Place of Birth ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Date of Enlistment 6 Sep 1943 Locality on Enlistment ANAKIE, QLD Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin COKER, WALTER Date of Discharge 21 Apr 1947 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 16 AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE DEPOT WW2 Honours and Gallantry None Prisoner of War No
Note (4) Qld State Library death ref: 1926/00085
Note (5) Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886. If you see a mistake or want to contribute some information or images email me

Want to convert long urls to shorter ones? I recommend tinyurl.com Name Index