COPAS, William John
| Service Number: | 4091 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dorking, Surrey, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | McMahons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steelworker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) VI. N. 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4091, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4091, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1892 Copas William John Dorking 2a 161
William made his living as a steel worker. He was the son of John Henry (Born in Shere, Surrey 1853. Died in Dorking 1904) and Mary Jane Copas (Born in Newdigate, Surrey 1867. Died in Dorking 1902)
Next of kin Alice Copas, Sunnyside, Falkland Grove, Dorking
He is one of 8 Australian casualties of the Great War who are honoured on the Dorking War Memorial. All 8 are further commemorated in Dorking’s St. Martin’s Church.
Dorking is a market town in Surrey, England between Ranmore Common in the North Downs range of hills and Leith Hill in the Greensand Ridge, centred 21 miles (34 km) from London
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