Regimental number | 4165 |
Place of birth | Craigie Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine cleaner |
Address | Bowen Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr N Copeland, Timor, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4165A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Martin's Wood, near Proyart, France |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 1), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Nicholas and Amy COPELAND, Bowenvale, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |