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Frederick Copas

In memory of:

Private Frederick Copas

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

706492

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 12, 1896

Commemorated on Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. "A". (C. 4.)

Location:

The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 28, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y120uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 28, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y120uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Photo of Frederick Copas– Sent by grade 9 student in Yellowknife, NT

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    Photo of Frederick Copas – Sent by grade 9 student in Yellowknife, NT
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of February 11, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y54uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of February 11, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y54uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Cemetery– Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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