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26 Oct 1917, John Henry COPPELL, aged 26, Canterbury Regiment
« on: Wednesday 11 March 15 09:06 GMT (UK) »
John Henry COPPELL (s/o William George COPPELL & Sarah LILLEY)

# 40192 Private, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

14 Oct 1917 wounded in action, France

26 Oct 1917 Died aged 26, from gunshot wounds to hand and left thigh (fractured femur) 18th General Hospital

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas de Calais, FRA
BRICK WALL: GG Grandad George HARWOOD / HORWOOD - bn c1815 Somerset ENG (possibly Thorne Coffin) - mar 1837 Brympton, Somerset - emigrated to NZL 1841.
Father James, mother Sarah who? siblings?

CURRY / CURREY:  in Derbyshire ENG; to AUS c1840; to NZL 1905
with
WELLS:  in Kent ENG; to NZL 1855

KIRK / KIRKE:  in Lancashire ENG; to AUS c1882 & to NZL 1854
with  
HENLEY:  in Kent ENG; to NZL 1875

HARWOOD / HORWOOD:  in Somerset ENG; to NZL 1841
with 
WINTER:  in Hampshire ENG; to NZL 1842