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Edward Charles Hellier Copestake

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Edward Charles Hellier Copestake

Birth
Taranaki, New Zealand
Death
3 Apr 1927 (aged 34–35)
Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial
Whanganui, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
Block E, Row 2, 78
Memorial ID
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NzBDM Births: 1892/1074 Copestake, Edward Charles Hellier to Ellen & William Henry

Occupation: Jockey
Cross Country Victories - Great Northern Steeplechase 1924 on Sir Rosebery. Hawkes Bay Steeplechase 1919 on Polthogue. Wanganui Steeplechase 1922 on Khartoum and Napier Steeplechase 1923 on Ranui.

Died at 0415hrs after injuries sustained when Gold Peak fell at the Northland Hurdles, Whangarei Racecourse. Heart Failure due to severe injuries of the brain.

Aged 35y
NzBDM Births: 1892/1074 Copestake, Edward Charles Hellier to Ellen & William Henry

Occupation: Jockey
Cross Country Victories - Great Northern Steeplechase 1924 on Sir Rosebery. Hawkes Bay Steeplechase 1919 on Polthogue. Wanganui Steeplechase 1922 on Khartoum and Napier Steeplechase 1923 on Ranui.

Died at 0415hrs after injuries sustained when Gold Peak fell at the Northland Hurdles, Whangarei Racecourse. Heart Failure due to severe injuries of the brain.

Aged 35y

Inscription

In Loving Memory of EDWARD CHARLES Dearly Beloved Son of WILLIAM HENRY and the late HELEN COPESTAKE Accidentally Killed on Whangarei Racecourse 3rd April 1927 Aged 35 Years. Loved and respected by all who knew him Erected by his loving father WH COPESTAKE Glen Afton. Waikato



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