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Private ALEXANDER MacLAREN COPE

Service Number: 157423
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

100th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 October 1918

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU

IX. A. 7.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the Rev. John and Mrs. Cope, of 69, Church Rd., Ashley, Market Drayton. Volunteered for active service at age of 17.
  • Personal Inscription ALEC DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE FROM FATHER, MOTHER BROTHERS AND SISTER
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Buried or commemorated at

HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU
Nord France
Number of casualties: 624
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