Arthur Leslie Cooper

Forenames

Arthur Leslie AWMM

Surname

Cooper AWMM

Service number

WWI 24/723 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

3 May 1891 Public Source

Date of birth

3 May 1891

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Place of birth

Christchurch

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Arthur Cooper (father), Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 24/723 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915-22 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 31 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti AWMM Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: T.B. lung Percent of disability: 80 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Remembered on the Ashburton War Memorial.

Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Cashmere Military Sanatorium AWMM

Death

28 Jun 1920 AWMM

Date of death

Monday, 28 June 1920

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Age at death

29

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Cause of death

Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Cemetery name

Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Grave reference

Block 41c Plot 17 Buried 1 July 1920.

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Memorial name

Ashburton War Memorial, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21897154
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/642405/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/642405
  Further Reference

References

• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 147
• New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 4: Includes portrait
• HMNZT 31 - Tahiti Magazine. [1915]. [Troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. No. 31, Tahiti] [On board ship].