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Private

Claude Hindley Coupland

Service Number 439
Military Unit 5th Bn Leicestershire Regiment
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 16 Apr 1916 (23 Years Old)
Place of Birth Rempstone
Employment, Education or Hobbies Unknown
Family History

Claude was born in 1893 at Rempstone and was the son of Tom Booker, a farm labourer, and Susanna Coupland née Spalding. Tom Booker Coupland was born in Carlton in Linderick, Nottinghamshire, in 1854 and his wife Susanna Spalding was born in Branston, Lincolnshire, in 1856. They were married in Nottingham in 1890; they went on to have a total of eight children who were, Arthur Harold b1891, Claude Hindley b1893, Percy Edgar b1895, Tom Eustace b1897, Edward Ernest b1900, Charles Douglas b1902, Frederick Septimus b1906 and Maud Anne b1911. They were all born in Rempstone with the exception of Tom Eustace who was born in Wymswold, Leicestershire. In the 1901 census the family are living at Cow Lane, Rempstone. In the 1911 census the family are living at Wysall Road, Remstone and are shown as Tom Booker 57 years a farm labourer, head of the family, living with his wife Susanna 44 yrs and four of their children, Tom Eustace 14 yrs a farm servant, Edward Ernest 11 yrs a scholar, Douglas Charles 9 yrs a scholar and Frederick Septimus 5 yrs a scholar. Their three eldest children have all left the family home and boarding in the area Arthur Harold is 20 yrs and single is living at Holme Grange Cottages, Radcliffe on Trent; he is a farm labourer and is boarding with Robert Costall 26 yrs, also a farm labourer, and his family Claude Hindley is 18 yrs single is living at Forest Cottage, Derby Rd, East Kirkby, Notts, and a horseman on a farm; he is lodging with Lewis Andrews and his family. Percy 16 years single and is living at London Road, Costock, a servant, living with Samuel Richards 53 yrs a farmer and his family. Tom Booker died in 1926 aged 72 years and Susanna died in 1935 aged 79 yrs. They are both buried in the churchyard at All Saints Church, Rempstone.

Military History

Claude enlisted on 25th May 1915 at Loughborough. He gave his residence as Rempstone, he stated he was 22 yrs and 6 months of age, he gave his occupation as farm labourer and his next of kin as his father Tom Booker Coupland. He signed on for the duration of the war and following his medical examination on the same day he was posted to the 3/5th battalion Leicestershire Regiment. He underwent his initial training and on 7th November he was transferred to the 5th battalion, Leicestershire Regiment and on 10th November 1915 he embarked for France and joined the British Expeditionary Force joining his unit in the field on 14th November. He died of wounds on 16th April 1916 and was buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St Eloi (grave ref. I.A.12). He was awarded the three medals, the 14/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Three of his brothers also served during the Great War, Percy, Tom and Edward. Tom who served with the 1st battalion Leicestershire Regiment was killed in action on 22nd March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Extra Information

Inscription on family gravestone, Rempstone All Saints churchyard: 'In loving memory of Tom Booker Coupland who died 29th Nov. 1926 aged 72 years. Though death divides fond memories cling.'

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