- SURNAME
Copeman
- FORENAME
Russell James
- UNIT
3 Squadron SASR
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
215989
- DATE OF DEATH
10th April 1967
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Woollongong Crematorium,Australia
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 24.1.1947 Queensland
son of Major J.Copeman
single
enlisted 23.9.1964 Royal Australian Infantry
6 Bn Royal Australian Regiment (Pvt)
SAS selection 1965
SASR 14.12.1965
WIA 18.1.1967 South Vietnam
DOW No 2 Camp Hospital,Ingleburn,NSW,Australia
from Australian War Memorial
215989 Trooper Russell James Copeman, 3 Special Air Service Squadron. Tpr Copeman had previously served with the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) in Wollongong before joining the Regular Army. He commenced his tour of duty of Vietnam with the SAS on 15 June 1966. During a four man patrol on 18 January 1967, Tpr Copeman, serving as a medic, was seriously injured by enemy fire. Tpr Copeman was evacuated by helicopter to a hospital at Vung Tau. After several operations on Tpr Copeman's wounds it was decided to evacuate him to Australia. He was taken to 2 Camp Hospital, Ingleburn. His condition deteriorated and he died on 10 April 1967, aged 20. Tpr Copeman was the only SAS serviceman to die in the Vietnam War as the result of enemy action.
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Apr-1967
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