John COPELAND

Regimental number29
Place of birthBowden South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWright Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Copeland, Bendigo Street, North Melbourne
Enlistment date30 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 December 1916
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 11), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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