COOPER, John
(Service number 6/4014)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 February 1884 | Place of Birth | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- RJ McConnell, Makikihi | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | R Cooper (father) South Balmoor, Peterhead, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements,Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 47, 48, Willochra, Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury, Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 Sept 1916 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Claremont Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of R Cooper (deceased) and Isabella Cooper Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On Tyco (Taiko) School Roll of Honour
Sources
War record open in Archives
External Links
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