George Finlayson COUPAR

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Service Numbers:	3465, 3465A, 85774
Enlisted:	8 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW. Letter A added to his service number prior to embarking
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Special Services AIF
Born:	Dundee, Scotland, 6 September 1873
Home Town:	Brewarrina, Brewarrina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Auburn, New South Wales, 1962, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

8 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3465, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW. Letter A added to his service number prior to embarking
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 3465, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 3465A, Mining Corps, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 3465, Mining Corps, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 3465A, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
25 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3465A, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit
17 May 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 85774, Special Services AIF, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 85774, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

Son of James Coupar and Margaret Coupar of Dundee, Scotland

Name given for Attestation Record appears as George Finlayson Couper

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Next of kin given as a friend Ada Willoughby of Brewarrina, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1918 aboard HT Donnigan Castle

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

When re-enlisting in during 1919 he gave his next of kin as his brother William Coupar of South Brisbane, QLD

George's address at that time was Parramatta Road, Petersham, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana