About Davitt Coghlan
Lived 1907 – 1964 (aged 56). Davitt Coghlan was an australian rules football player.
Michael Davitt Coghlan (28 December 1907 – 10 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Michael Coghlan (-1956), and Annie Coghlan (-1940), Michael Davitt Coghlan was born at Coburg, Victoria on 28 December 1907.
His brother, Arthur Emmett "Bull" Coghlan (1902-1959), played VFl football for Geelong.
He married Patricia Genevieve O'Keefe (1907-1957) in 1938.
Military service He served with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War.
Death He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 10 October 1964.
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Who was Davitt Coghlan?
Australian rules footballer (1907-1964)
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Davitt Coghlan was born on 28 December 1907 in Coburg.
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Davitt Coghlan died on 10 October 1964 in Fitzroy.
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Davitt Coghlan was an australian rules football player.
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