ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

COPLEY, Norman

COPLEY, Norman

Full Name: Norman

COPLEY

Date of Birth: 06

–

1893

Place of birth: Ballarat VIC

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Cutter

Address: Greenbushes WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Celia Ann HORE

Next of Kin Address: 19 Bond Street Ballarat East VIC

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 264

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-03-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Illness

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Mudros to Malta

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine War Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 68

1/03/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
3/03/1915- To No. 9 Depot Company then ” D ” Company 24th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA
2/06/1915- Allotted to ” B ” Company 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill as Private
29/06/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Ascanius ” bound for Egypt
22/07/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
20/08/1915- Attached to Headquarters Egypt as Stretcher Bearer
4/09/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
26/10/1915- Admitted 7th Field Ambulance Anzac Gallipoli ( Enteric )
27/10/1915- Transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing Station
29/10/1915- Transferred to Hospital Ship ” Rewa ” for transport to Malta
1/11/1915- Died on board Hospital Ship at Sea, between Mudros and Malta – Buried at Sea.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal No. 23340

British War Medal – No. 13726

Victory Medal – No. 13666

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 313918.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Greenbushes War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 118

Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey – Panel No. 68.