Regimental number | 3077 |
Place of birth | Hedley Hill, Waterhouses, Durham, England |
School | Whitwood Collierys Board School, Normanston, Yorks |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | State Battery, Black Range, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, W Jopling, Woodlesford, North Leeds, England |
Previous military service | As a volunteer in the Yorkshire Yeomanry (Hussars) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a Freemason, Member of the Black Range Lodge No 86, Sandstone. He landed in France with the first batch of the A.I.F. and fought in most of the battles up to his death. (Brother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Meteren, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 672), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth JOPLING. Native of Hedley Hill, Waterhouses, Durham |