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Ernest Frederick John Cooper

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Headstone, El Alamein War Cemetery (photo Noel Taylor 2006) - Image © Auckland Museum CC BY.

Headstone, El Alamein War Cemetery (photo Noel Taylor 2006) - Image © Auckland Museum CC BY.

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Frederick John AWMM
  • Surname
    Cooper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    19552 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
    Unknown AWMM Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs I. Cooper (mother), Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    19552 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 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    Ranfurly, Otago AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ernest Cooper was the son of Hugh and Lucy Cooper, of Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. D. 14. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • For Great Uncle Ernie thankyou for your courage
    Public - WENDY KAYE - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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  • For eveything you have done for us. As a member of your family we are all so proud. Thank you for the letter you wrote back, it is a treasured piece of family history. Arohanui Amy
    Public - Amy Louise - Other Relative - 21 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2093133
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 48 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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22 April 2015WENDY KAYEGoreOther Relative
21 April 2015Amy LouisePalmerston North New ZealandOther Relative

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