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James Cooper

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Headstone of Dvr James COOPER 269600. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 6SF10. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Dvr James COOPER 269600. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 6SF10. …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Cooper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    269600 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    269600 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 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86 Baker's labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.86
  • 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Cooper was the son of John Cooper, and of Jeanie Cooper (nee Stewart). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 1 March 1946 AWMM
      Age 36 AWMM
      New Zealand AWMM
    • 1 March 1946 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 36 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Andersons Bay Cemetery, Tomahawk Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM 6. 10. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 6SF, Plot 10 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919935
    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. AWMM
      p.86 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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