John COPPIN

Regimental number8/1440
Other NamesJack
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Mrs W W Nichols, Fairfield Estate, Levin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Grace Coppin, Dunedin, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third