Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Thomas Couper
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address:
- Occupation: Malcolm Ogilvie & Co Ltd, Dundee
- Mother:
Mother, 74 Ann St, Dundee
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death:
- Place of Death:
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery:
More about Thomas Couper
Thomas Coupar Black Watch
WOUNDED ON THE HAND.
Private Thomas Coupar, of the 4th Black Watch, has written to his relatives in Dundee that when engaged at Neuve Chapelle he was struck by a splinter of shell on the right hand. The missile caused a serious wound, and he is now being treated in a hospital in Cheshire. Private Coupar was an employee of Malcolm Ogilvie, & Co., Ltd., and is eighteen years of age. His mother lives at 74 Ann Street.
Dundee Courier 24th March 1915
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
Can you tell us more about Thomas Couper'? Some additional facts, a small story handed down through the family or perhaps a picture or an heirloom you can share online. Contact our curator...
THANK YOU for your interest in helping the Great War Dundee project. Please complete the short form below and a curator will contact you in the next few days.
Quick Links
Partners
