Regimental number | 1241 |
Place of birth | Geraldton, Western Australia |
School | State School, Geraldton near Bunbury, Wa |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Zoe Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Walter James Cope, Zoe Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Mary COPE, Victoria Street, Bunbury, Western Australia. Native of Geraldton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked, Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 800710: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COPE Walter Vernon
Red Cross file 800710 |