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COPPIN, William Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2231 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1915, Shepparton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne and Prahran, Vic. |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 7th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic. | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2231, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2231, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2231, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2231 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Christopher and Annie COPPIN, Shepparton Post Office, Victoria
COPPIN.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Corporal W. H. J. Coppin, Anzac, late of 7th Battalion, who was killed at Pozieres on the 16th August, 1916.
We hear no sound of the much-loved voice,
We hear no footsteps near;
Only the heart's sad longing,
For one we loved so dear.
—(Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, and brothers, of Cazna, Shepparton.)
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