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Roy Edgar Cope

In memory of:

Private Roy Edgar Cope

November 4, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

1015684

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Battalion

Additional Information

Born:

August 4, 1898

Son of William and Mary Cope, Edmonds, British Columbia.

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:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XXX. J. 23A.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Roy Edgar Cope– Picture was taken in England before going over to France.

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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.

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    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.

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    Gravemarker
    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.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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.

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