Sergeant John James COPLAND
- Born: 17 Oct 1880, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
- Marriage: Eliza Hannah COURTNEY in 1910 in New Zealand
- Died: 28 Oct 1975, New Zealand aged 95
- Crem.: 30 Oct 1975, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Noted events in his life were:
• He served in the military South
African War, 1899-1902 on 31 Mar 1900-14 Apr 1902 in Wellington City,
Wellington, New Zealand. Full NameJohn James Copland
Rank Last
HeldSergeant
Forename(s)John James
SurnameCopland
Also Known AsCopeland
WarSouth African War, 1899-1902
Serial No.2356
8682
GenderMale
Date of
Birth17 October 1880
Place of BirthThames, Coromandel,
New Zealand
Occupation before EnlistmentLabourer
Next
of KinMr C. Copeland (brother), Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand
Charles Copeland (brother), Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Enlistment AddressBirkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand
Princes
Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Embarkation Unit5 Contingent,
11 Company
10 Contingent, B Squadron
Embarkation Date31
March 1900
14 April 1902
Place of EmbarkationWellington,
New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
VesselMaori
Drayton Grange
DestinationBeira, Portuguese East Africa (27
April 1900)
Durban, South Africa (17 May 1902)
Other Units5th
Contingent, 11 Company
Rhodesia Field Force Artillery
Military
AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal,
South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 Clasps)
Last Unit Served10
Contingent, B Squadron
Place of DeathNew Zealand
Date of
Death28 October 1975
Age at Death95
Year of Death1975
Cemetery NameCremated at Hamilton Park Cemetery and Crematorium,
Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand
Biographical NotesHis father
was James Nugent Copland (goldminer),died in 1887 aged 35 , his mother
Grace,Evangeline Thaxter, died 1890, aged 30. Grandfather was Charles Thaxter,
died 1898, grandmother was Charlotte Thaxter , died 1891. Had two brothers and
one sister. Married Eliza Hannah Courtney in 1910, who died in 1961.
Had
two sons, Cecil John James, born 1910 and Leonard Courtney , born 1911.J.J.
Copland had a brother who fought and died in WWI. He was Private William Albert
Thaxter Copland, service number 10/1351, 2nd Reinforcments W.I.R. Killed in
action at Gallipoli 8 August 1915.
Occupations: Labourer, marble &
granite polisher, linesman, monumental mason
Additional InformationName
is also spelled as Copeland in some documentation.
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John married Eliza Hannah COURTNEY,
daughter of Edwin Joseph COURTNEY and Hannah NORTH, in 1910 in New Zealand.
(Eliza Hannah COURTNEY was born in 1886 in New Zealand and died in 1961 in New
Zealand.)
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