Don Cooper

Forenames

Don AWMM

Surname

Cooper AWMM

Service number

WWII 438894 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1920

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Birth notes

Son of Sybil Gwendoline COOPER

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Address before enlistment

WW2 209 Stout St., Gisborne AWMM

Next of kin

• WW2 Miss H.Y. Cooper, 88 Richmond (Nelson) St., Petone, Wellington (s) AWMM
• Heather Cooper (sister) of Gisborne
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Relationship status

Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 438894 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86 Plasterer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86

Embarkation details

WW2 Gunner/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86 N.Z. Artillery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM

Death

8 Jan 1944 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XVI. A. 44. AWMM

Obituary

Cooper. —Gnr. Don Cooper, N.Z.A., died of wounds on active service (in his 24th year), dearly loved brother of .Heather Cooper (formerly of Gisborne), and dearly-beloved finance of Joyce Perkinson, 88 Richmond St., Petone. His Duty Nobly Done

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GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21329, 15 FEBRUARY 1944, PAGE 1

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2377590
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.86
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.