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Military service
Service number:
1015684
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
72nd Battalion
Birth:
August 4, 1898
Enlistment:
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
November 4, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXX. J. 23A.
Additional information
Son of William and Mary Cope, Edmonds, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private Roy Edgar Cope
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Photo of Roy Edgar Cope
Picture was taken in England before going over to France. -
Gravemarker
This is a picture of my Great Uncle's grave in Etaples France. His brother Rob is my Grandfather. -
Gravemarker
Another shot of my Great Uncle Roy's grave, who was laid to rest in Etaples, France. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 709 of 818.
Digital gallery of
Private Roy Edgar Cope
Digital gallery of
Private Roy Edgar Cope
Digital gallery of
Private Roy Edgar Cope
Digital gallery of
Private Roy Edgar Cope
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
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