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COUPAR, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2313, 2312 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1916, Enlisted at Merredin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Nokaning, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Merredin, Western Australia, 13 September 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Merredin Newcarnie Roll of Honor, Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2313, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Merredin, WA | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2312, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2312, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Multiple wounds | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wounds to the back and face | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 43rd Battalion | |
| 27 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, From Machine Gun Details | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Coupar and Margaret Brunton Coupar of Nokaning. WA. Brother of Henry Brunton Coupar who was killed in action and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal