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COUPAR, Percy John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6929 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Alothores Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot VI, Row Q, Grave 5, Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6929, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6929, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6929, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Rank confirmed previously provisional Bombadier | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade. Rank of provisional Baombadier | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, In the field | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 6929, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6929 awm_unit: 22nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-12-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Coupar and Anne Sharp Coupar nee Brand of 'Maiscourt'. Riversdale Road, Camberwell Easr, Victoria
Husband of Ethel Coupar of Trafalgar, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal