COPPOCK, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 2127 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cargo, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Millthorpe, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Horse Trainer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, East Orange Public School Memorial Avenue, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Millthorpe Memorial Gates, Orange Cenotaph, Orange WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2127, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2127, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left thigh and evacuated to England on 31 July 1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William and Mary Ann Coppock of Manildra,, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
COPPOCK.—In loving memory of my dear brother, Private W. J. Coppock,' killed in action, April 15, 1917, aged 26 years.
In childhood we wandered together.
In manhood you inswered the call;
You are gone, but not forgotten, dear Will,
You are honoured and loved by us all.
Inserted by his loving sister and nephew. Amy and Harry Baker.
COPPOCK.—In sad and loving memory of our loving brother. Private William Joseph Coppock, killed in action, Bullecourt. France, April 15, 1917, 17th Battalion. Lord grant us victory, that his life be not in vain. Inserted by his sorrowing sister and brother-in-law, Elsie and Robert Patterson.
COPPOCK.—In loving memory of my dear friend, Private W. J. Coppock, killed in action in France; April 15, 1917. Inserted by his sincere friend. May Edwards.
Biography contributed by Bradley Bliss
William Joseph Coppock was the son of Henry and Mary Ann Coppock of Millthorpe. He was educated in Orange and worked as a horse trainer. William enlisted in the 17th Australian Infantry Battalion on the 5th May 1915 and achieved the rank of Private. While serving in France in the First World War, Private Coppock was killed in action on the 15th April 1917 at the age of twenty-three. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneaux Memorial in France.