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George Bertram Cooper

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Bertram AWMM
  • Surname
    Cooper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    543194 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 February 1907 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kohuratahi, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Julia Mary Cooper (wife), PO Box, Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    543194 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Stratford, Taranaki AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Bertram Edward Cooper and Florence Julia (nee Corbett) Cooper.

    Husband of Julia Mary (nee Betts) Cooper.

    Two sons, brothers George Bertram Cooper (513191) and James Eric Cooper served in WW2. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 July 1984 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    77 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 17 July 2018 - Research
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 17 July 2018 - Research
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Pop George you will always rock and will always be remembered , not just on ANZAC day but on all of the other remaining 364 days of each year that passes!
    Public - Diane - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 27 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
17 July 2018Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
24 April 2017DianeHamilton NZDirect descendant

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