Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Edwin Charles Loper Died 15 July 1942 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 11523 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Private Edwin Charles Loper, Auckland Weekly News, 14 October 1942. Auckland Libraries H … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEdwin Charles AWMM SurnameLoper AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 11523 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Timaru Rd., Waimate AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs W. Loper (mother), Timaru Rd., Waimate AWMM Relationship statusPre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 11523 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.111 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.111 Timaru, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.111 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.111 20th (Canterbury and Otago) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.111 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death15 July 1942 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameColumn 103, Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Edwin Charles Loper by laying a poppy. John Edward Lopdell Leonard Ronald Omega Lopdell Edwin Charles Loper John Wesley Loper Robert Samuel Loper Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Edwin Charles Loper Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2183762 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.111 AWMM Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record