BORN HULL 1895. ONLY CHILD OF ALBERT MONTAGUE & JANE ELIZABETH COUPE, OF 3, ISABELLA TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL. (WAR PENSION & 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS).
HE WORKED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BOOT COMPANY, AS A BOOT REPAIRER.
HE LIVED AT 10 CLARENDON STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A MERCHANT SEAMAN AND ROYAL NAVAL RESERVIST.
CHARLES COUPE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 8184, CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 205168, QUEENS OWN (ROYAL WEST KENT) REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/09/1917, AGED 22. A SINGLE MAN. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ALBERT.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, ON 07/08/1918.
| Name | Charles Sidney Coupe |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1895 |
| Death Date | 20 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 205168 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 8184, Cambs. Regt |
First name:
CHARLES SYDNEY
Military Number:
205168
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
22
