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COPLAND, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 714 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cushnie, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 37, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 714, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 714, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 714, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 382 Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Son of P. Copland of Fodickie Munnyrock, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
A friend wrote to Base Records commenting that John did not correspond with family very often
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal