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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 239" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Copeman </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Russell James </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Squadron SASR </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>215989 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>10th April 1967 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Woollongong Crematorium,Australia </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 24.1.1947 Queensland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Major J.Copeman</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 23.9.1964 Royal Australian Infantry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>6 Bn Royal Australian Regiment (Pvt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SAS selection 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SASR 14.12.1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 18.1.1967 South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DOW No 2 Camp Hospital,Ingleburn,NSW,Australia </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Australian War Memorial</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>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. </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-copeman.11860/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11860-eb1d60746e5f13d9e5a15cd1eb7f1fef.jpg?1591398442" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-copeman.196/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/196-eee1b5b606ca4beb0db5cbb2ac74db4a.jpg?1591382966" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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