Arthur Munroe COY

1885 - 1916  (31 years)

• Name	Arthur Munroe COY  [1]
  Birth	5 Sep 1885	, Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Milit-Beg	12 Oct 1915	, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Rank of Private, Regiment Number 101760, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), 49th Bn.
  Death	9 Oct 1916	, Somme,, France   [3]
  	he was killed overseas in World War I
  		First World War Book of Rememb First World War Book of Remembrance, Page 71, Pvt. Arthur Munroe Coy (1885-1916). Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
  Burial	, Serre Road Cemetery; No. 2, Serre,, France   [3]
  	Grave Reference: XXIII. B. 7. Cemetery Location: Serre is a village 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO 2 can be found on the left hand side.
  Person ID	I5906	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Harvey COY,   b. 1854, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 4 Oct 1936, , Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary HOBEN,   b. 1857, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 May 1943, , Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1882	, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F9466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence R. BENNETT,   b. , Walkerville, Ontario, Canada
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  	on his attestation paper, dated 12 Oct. 1915, he stated that he was not married, yet Florence is recorded as his widow, of Blackie Alberta.
  Family ID	F28114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1042] Grit and Growth, the Story of Grenfell, 1042. [S12188] Attestation Paper - Arthur Munroe Coy, 12188. (Reliability: 3). [S12187] Military Service - Arthur Munroe Coy, 12187. (Reliability: 3). [S1307] Marriage certificate - Harvey Coy & Mary Hoben, 1307.