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COPELAND, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2803 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longwood, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2803, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2803, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2803, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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