William COPELAND

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Service Number:	354
Enlisted:	14 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland), At sea (Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland)), 2 September 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

14 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 354, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 354, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 354, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 354, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 354 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-02

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Next of kin given as his sister Maria Smith of Launceston, Tas.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Boer War with the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry with a rank of Private and service number 124

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