Private John Leslie Cope, 62038
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- Unit - Machine Gun Corps
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- Date of Birth - 1892
- Died - 16/01/1917
- Age - 25
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of John Cope a Railway Signalman, born 1855 in Newton Regis, Warwks., and his wife Fanny, born 1869 in Stilton, Hunts. John Leslie was an Assistant Milk Seller and was born in 1892 in Burton upon Trent, Staffs., his siblings were Douglas, born 1896 in Burton upon Trent, Staffs., Kenneth, born 1900 and Raymond, born 1901, the latter two siblings were both born in Coalville, Leics., in April 1911 the family home was at Waterworks Road, Bardon Hill, Leics. The 4th April 1917 edition of the Leicester Mercury published the following under the heading, “ROLL OF HONOUR.” Pte. J. L. Cope, Machine Gun Corps, formerly of the Leicesters, reported drowned on the way to Mesopotamia. His father resides at Waterworks Road, Coalville. The article also carried a photograph.
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Place of death - Mesopotamia
- Other Memorials - Coalville War Memorial Clock Tower
- Unit - Machine Gun Corps
- Former Unit n.o - 9591
- Former Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DROWNED
- Burial Commemoration - Basra Mem., Iraq
- Born - Burton Upon Trent, Staffs
- Enlisted - Whitwick, Leics
- Place of Residence - Waterworks Road, Bardon Hill, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - CLOCK TOWER MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
- Memorial - COUNCIL OFFICE MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
- Memorial - ST. PETER'S CHYRD. MEM., BARDON HILL, LEICS
