Regimental number | 833 |
Place of birth | Mallala South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mallalla, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily R Cope, Mallalla, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Proyart on 12 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 12th August, 1918, near PROYART, during operations on the SOMME, this N.C.O.s Company went forward to establish an outpost line during which the enemy put down a heavy barrage of H.E. and gas. On his Platoon Officer becoming a casualty Corporal COPE too command and led his Platoon through the barrage and established the outpost line in spite of heavy enemy opposition and casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |