Bombardier

Ernest Cooper

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Alice Cooper, of Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. Native of King's Heath, Birmingham, England.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
68022
Name:
Ernest Cooper
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Cooper (father), care of Joseph Dowley, Milton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kia Ora, High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
Royal Field Artillery, 50 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 October 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. I. 44.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ernest Cooper
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