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| − | |Surname and forenames=Coupe William | + | |Surname and forenames=Coupe William (Bill) |
|Army number=246436 | |Army number=246436 | ||
|Rank=Captain, Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class. | |Rank=Captain, Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class. | ||
| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=25/6/1912 at Chorley. |
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=77 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Commissioned as a Captain in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department 13/10/1942. Posted 70th Infantry Brigade HQ 27/10/1942. Attached to 187th Field Ambulance as Chaplain 1/11/1942. Attached to 10th | + | |Unit=Ordained 13/3/1937. Held several Curacies - Eccles 1937 - 1940 then St Edmund, Bolton 1940 - 1942. Commissioned as a Captain in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department 13/10/1942. Posted 70th Infantry Brigade HQ 27/10/1942. Attached to 187th Field Ambulance as Chaplain 1/11/1942. Attached to 10th Battalion DLI 31/1/1944. Transferred back to 187th Field Ambulance. Transferred back to 10th Battalion DLI March 1944. Believed to have served in Normandy. Demobilised in 1947 then became Curate at Colne 1951 - 52, then Bacup 1952 - 55 and finally St Ann, Stretford 1955 - 59. Sent to Blackburn in 1959 and established a new parish at Shadsworth, including overseeing the building of a Church, the Presbytery and three schools. Retired in 1987 on ill-health grounds. |
|Company/Battery=Battalion HQ, Field Ambulance HQ. | |Company/Battery=Battalion HQ, Field Ambulance HQ. | ||
| − | |Task or role=Padre | + | |Task or role=Padre. |
|Joined Brigade=27/10/1942. | |Joined Brigade=27/10/1942. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Promotions=None known. |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known. |
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died at the Care Home in Burnley on 3/4/1990 and is buried at Pleasington Priory [[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Pleasington/priory/index.html]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasington_Priory]] in Blackburn. | ||
| + | |Home address=Educated at Lisbon. Retired to McAuley Mount Care Home in Burnley, having served as a Parish Priest for 28 years. | ||
| + | |Image Name=Coupe_william-1.jpg | ||
| + | |Image Title=Father William (Bill) Coupe in the 1960's. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| + | Grateful thanks are due to Paul Bolger for the biographical information on Padre Coupe. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 31 May 2019
Personnel Entry
Name Coupe William (Bill)
Army number 246436
Rank Captain, Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class.
Decorations
Date of birth 25/6/1912 at Chorley.
Age 77 at the time of his death.
Unit Ordained 13/3/1937. Held several Curacies - Eccles 1937 - 1940 then St Edmund, Bolton 1940 - 1942. Commissioned as a Captain in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department 13/10/1942. Posted 70th Infantry Brigade HQ 27/10/1942. Attached to 187th Field Ambulance as Chaplain 1/11/1942. Attached to 10th Battalion DLI 31/1/1944. Transferred back to 187th Field Ambulance. Transferred back to 10th Battalion DLI March 1944. Believed to have served in Normandy. Demobilised in 1947 then became Curate at Colne 1951 - 52, then Bacup 1952 - 55 and finally St Ann, Stretford 1955 - 59. Sent to Blackburn in 1959 and established a new parish at Shadsworth, including overseeing the building of a Church, the Presbytery and three schools. Retired in 1987 on ill-health grounds.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ, Field Ambulance HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Padre.
Joined Brigade 27/10/1942.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died at the Care Home in Burnley on 3/4/1990 and is buried at Pleasington Priory [[1]] [[2]] in Blackburn.
Home address Educated at Lisbon. Retired to McAuley Mount Care Home in Burnley, having served as a Parish Priest for 28 years.
Source table 10DLI
Grateful thanks are due to Paul Bolger for the biographical information on Padre Coupe.
