Detail of one of the two Australian soldiers catching up on paperwork - WW1

Written on reverse:

Joe with sincere good wishes from Perc Copp

30/6/19

 

One of these two men could be Percy John COPP #6284 but he was in the 17th Battalion and the colour patch shown here is not that of the 17th.

 

Details for Percy John Copp:

Place of birth- Paddington, New South Wales

Religion- Presbyterian

Occupation - Mechanical optician

Address - Randwick, New South Wales

Marital status - Single

Age at embarkation - 25

Next of kin - Father, E Copp, Church Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales

Enlistment date - 24 October 1916

Rank on enlistment - Private

Unit name - 17th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement

AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/34/4

Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916

Rank from Nominal Roll - Private

Unit from Nominal Roll - 17th Battalion

Fate - Returned to Australia 7 July 1919

Date of death - 7 July 1960

Place of burial - Macquarie Park Cemetery

 

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