John Percival CUPPER

CUPPER, John Percival

    Service Number: 653
    Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Stourport, England, 1889
    Home Town: Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Merbein, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Dodonaea, Garden N1, Bed 3, Rose 25. Cremation service held on 12 November 1951
    Memorials: Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 653, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 653, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 653, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
    25 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 653, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the left arm. Embarked for England on 3 May 1915 aboard HS Goorkha
    5 May 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 653, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

    Biography

    Great Grandfather of Tyrone Cupper.

    Submitted 28 February 2022 by Tyrone Cupper

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Cupper and Florence Sarah Cupper nee Insull. Brother of Tom Cupper who returned to Australia on 128 June 1919 having served with the 8th Battalion

    Commenced return to Australia 7 November 1915 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 21 December 1915

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of John Cupper, Crosswaygreen near Stourport, England

    CUPPER. — On November 8, at Melbein, John Peicival Cupper, beloved husband of Valerie and loving father of Jack, Joan (Mrs. Farrer), Jim, Bessie (Mrs. Probert), Gordon, and Dawn.

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