Private William Albert COPLAND
- Born: 25 Jun 1884, Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
- Died: 8 Aug 1915, Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli, Turkey aged 31
- Buried: Aug 1915, Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Cause of his death was Killed in Action.
Other names for William were William Albert Thaxter COPLAND and
William Albert THAXTER.
Death Notes:
Chunuk Bair
Noted events in his life were:
• He served in the military World
War I (Serial No. 10/1351) on 19 Nov 1914 in Wellington City, Wellington, New
Zealand. Full NameWilliam Thaxter
Rank Last HeldPrivate
Forename(s)William
SurnameThaxter
Also Known AsWilliam
Albert Copland
WarWorld War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.10/1351
Date of Birth25 June 1884
Place of BirthAuckland, New
Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
First Known RankPrivate
Occupation before EnlistmentCook
Next of KinMrs J.
Lennard (aunt), care of G. Absolum, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
Marital StatusSingle
Enlistment Address86 Dixon Street,
Wellington, New Zealand
Physical DescriptionComplexion: Fair
Eye colour: Blue
·Hair colour: Auburn
·Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 9 stone 10 pounds
Enlistment Date19 November 1914
Age on Enlistment30
Military DistrictWellington
Body on Embarkation2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation UnitWellington
Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date14 December 1914
Place
of EmbarkationWellington, New Zealand
TransportHMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
VesselVerdala or Willochra or Knight of the
Garter
DestinationSuez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll719
CampaignsGallipoli
Last Unit ServedWellington Infantry
Battalion
Place of DeathChunuk Bair, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date
of Death8 August 1915
Age at Death31
Year of Death1915
Cause of DeathKilled in action
Memorial NameChunuk Bair
(New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Memorial
ReferencePanel 23
Biographical NotesBrother of John
James Copland, 33 Prospect Tce, Mt Eden.
Father: James Nugent Copland
(died 1887)
·Mother: Grace Copland (died 1890)
William was born
as Copland, but his maternal grandparents were called Thaxter and he was brought
up by them when his parents died. He appears in Roll of Honour and on WWI Hall
of Memory Wall as William Albert Thaxter Copland, but as Thaxter in this
Cenotaph database, on his Army Service Record and on the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission.
Additional InformationServed as Thaxter
Listed as Copland on the Roll of Honour and on WWI Hall of Memory Wall
Name listed as Thaxter in this Cenotaph database, on his Army Service Record and
on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
\f3
|