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COPE, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1327 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 October 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Great Bedwin National School, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation: | Railway coach builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Nonne Bosschen, Ypres, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 31. No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, West Leederville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1327, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 20 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (lip) | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1327, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (wrist) | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1327, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (Second), 3rd occasion - GSW (left hand) | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1327, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1327 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Known as Fred
Son of Ambrose and Susan Cope of Folly Farm, Shalbourne, Hungerford, Berks, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served for 3 years in the Territorial Force's 4th Royal Berkshire Regiment. Obtained discharge to migrate to Western Australia.
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