Back to search results

Company Serjeant Major JOSEPH WILLIAM COPSON

Service Number: 48548
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Worcestershire Regiment

Date of Death

Died 31 May 1919

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CHISELDON CEMETERY

18A.

United Kingdom

48548 C SERJT. MAJOR J.W. COPSON WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Date Of Death: 31st May 1919. Age: 32 A lawn grave with a border. The headstone is clean, legible, stable, with no signs of damage or weathering. The headstone is in excellent condition. The border is tidy, free of detritus with a campanula perennial growing at the front. The lawn grave is flat, with no signs of sinkage. Nothing untoward to report. No action by CWGC required,.

Photographer: Eain Findlay

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Meritorious Service Medal, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Husband of Grace Ada Copson, of 7, St. James St., Newport, Isle of Wight.
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (2)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

CHISELDON CEMETERY
Wiltshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 35
View cemetery details