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33rd BATTALION A.I.F.

Private: 743 Arnold Gordon COPPOCK.

Born: 12th April 1894. Moree, New South Wales, Australia. Birth Cert:21571/1894.

Married: 15th March 1918. England. Marriage Cert: ME428.

Wife: Florence Mabel Coppock. nee: Peachey.

Died: 31st May 1963. Moree, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:10209/1963.


Father: Joseph Coppock.

Mother: Agnes Coppock. nee: .


INFORMATION

Arnold Gordon Coppock enlisted into the AIF on the 23rd of november 1915 and was allocated to C Company 33rd Battalion in january 1916 and was an original member of the Battalion and embarked from Sydney onboard HMAT A74 "Marathon" on the 4th May 1916.

Arnold was Wounded in Action during the august 1918 offensive whilst serving with A Company.

Family Information

Arnold was a single 21 year old Labourer from Pallamallawa via Moree upon enlistment. His parents Joseph and Agnes Coppock were married in 18.. at .........., N.S.W. Marriage Cert:..../18.. and had at least 11 children. Jane Coppock born 1876 at Forbes, N.S.W. birth Cert:11281/1876 and died in 1879 at Dubbo, N.S.W. Death Cert:5286/1879. Joseph William Coppock born 1879 at Dubbo, N.S.W. Birth Cert:12703/1879 and died in 1882 at Dubbo, N.S.W. Dearh Cert:5986/1882. Walter Henry Coppock born 1881 at Orange, N.S.W. Birth Cert:25242/1881 and died in 1965 at Bankstown, N.S.w. Death Cert:29254/1965. Hester Coppock born 1883 at Bourke, N.S.W. Birth Cert:13220/1883 and died in 1883 at Bourke, N.S.W. Death Cert:6067/1883. Hilton George Coppock born 1888 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:23685/1888 and died in 1964 at Moree, N.S.W. Death Cert:20138/1964. Reserick Lisle Coppock born 1890 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:22415/1890 and died in 1964 at Moree, N.S.W. Death Cert:20147/1964. Agnes E Coppock born 1892 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:23088/1892. Arnold George Coppock born 1894 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:21571/1894 and died in 1963 at Moree, N.S.W. Death Cert:10209/1963. Rose L Coppock born 1896 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:5124/1896. Florence Coppock born 1898 at Moree, N.S.W. Birth Cert:23199/1898. Arthur Coppock (No Birth Record) died in 1959 at Moree, N.S.W. Death Cert:6306/1959.

Arnold is buried at the Moree Cemetery with five of his former comrades from the 33rd Battalion. They are: Private: 46 Benjamin CLAVERIE. Private: 2308 Michael Alfred FRANCIS. 33rd Battalion AIF. Private: 2323 William Henry Alfred HINDS. 33rd Battalion AIF. Private: 1874 James MORRISON. 33rd Battalion AIF. Private: 3399 Ernest WILLIAMS. 33rd Battalion AIF.

(Moree Cemetery. D Harrower 2020)

Military Records

(Australian National Archives)

Under Construction 22/10/2010.


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