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Arthur John Copp
« on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:47 GMT (UK) »
Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Private Alfred John Copp - Dorsetshire Regiment - burial Londonderry (or Derry) City Cemetery. Died (Drowned) 19/1/1920 aged 22 years. - Regiment number 9632 - father Arthur.

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75453159/copp,-alfred-john/

Maybe this is the death registration (names reversed ?)

John Alfred Copp - Birth Year abt 1898
Date of Registration  1920 Jan-Feb-Mar - Death Age 22
Registration district Londonderry - Volume 2 Page 129

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:49 GMT (UK) »

Perhaps this is Alfred with the family. Thread may be best moved to Dorset ?

1911 (free access) Rampisham, Dorset.

Alfred Copp 46 Ann Copp   32
Alfred John Copp 14 Ellen Copp   13
William Copp 11 Frederick Copp   8
Rose Copp   6 Elsie Copp   3
F Richard Copp   1

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7KT-12L

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:52 GMT (UK) »


1901 census Compton Abbas Dorchester.

RG13 Piece 2004 Folio 42 Page 2

Alfred Copp   38 Annie Copp   24
Alfred J Copp   4 Ellen Copp   3
William Copp   1

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:54 GMT (UK) »


Fathers death - Alfred Copp died Aged 85 years - Birth Date 1863Jan 1948 Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Dorchester - Dorset - Volume6a Page 486.

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:55 GMT (UK) »
The death certificate gives “drowning in the River Foyle” as the cause, so it seems likely to be the right person.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1920/05130/4412597.pdf
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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:57 GMT (UK) »

Thank you.  Family connection seems Dorset so thread might be moved.

Mothers Death - Ann Copp - died Aged 62 years - Birth Date1878 Jan 1940 Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Dorchester - Dorset - Volume 5a Page1164

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 30 January 22 10:59 GMT (UK) »

Possible ancestry tree - will message.

Richard Copp 1909–1970 Weeymouth Dorset.

born 9 September 1909 - Rampisham, Dorset, England

died October  1970 -  Weymouth, Dorset. 7 c 457 -

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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 30 January 22 12:31 GMT (UK) »
Londonderry Sentinel, 22 Jan.1920: ... inquest was held on Tuesday Mr. J. P. Thompson, J.P., deputy-coroner, into the circum[stances?] attending the death of Corporal John A. Copp, Dorset Regiment, native of Exeter, whose cap and cane were found at the Waterside Quay a month ago, and whose dead body was found ... on Monday ...
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Re: Arthur John Copp
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 01 February 22 14:13 GMT (UK) »


Relatives have now contacted CWGC - thanks everyone for your input.

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