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Robert James COPPELL

Regimental number1891
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinFather, C Coppell, Wellington, New Zealand
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circularenlisted 5 July 1915 - 3rd Rfcts 26 Btn; TOS, 26 Btn 25 October 1915.
FateKilled in Action 28 April 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death41
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107

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