| Regimental number | 50728 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Copestake, Tarurutangi |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade, 31st Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 47), Israel |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Farnham Copestake and Alice Copestake, Tarurutangi, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 74, p. 8 |