Private

William Collett Cooper

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Alfred and Mary J. Cooper, of 15, St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15/149
Name:
William Collett Cooper
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
26 August 1884
Place of Birth: 
Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.J. Cooper (mother), Saint Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received on the Somme
Date of Death:
01 October 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 5. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
William Collett Cooper
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