Name
Harold Copas
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/04/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31335
Bedfordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Panel 28 and 29.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Watford memorials
Pre War
Son of Richard and Clementina (nee SMEDOWICK) COPAS. His parents married 22 June 1881 at St Paul’s, Southport, Lancs. Clementina died 1919 in the Leicester district aged 60; Richard died 1935 in the Billesdon, Leics, district aged 82.
Harold was born 1893 in Southport, and was baptised 1 October 1893 at St Peter’s, Birkdale, Lancs. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 7 he lived in Leicester, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, a shop assistant aged 17, he still lived in Leicester, with his mother and one sibling.
Recorded as born in Southport and was living in Watford when he
enlisted in Bedford.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Bedford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action during an unsuccessful attack at Hangard.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Harold’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
