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Ernest Cooper

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Cooper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1448 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 April 1890 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra New Whittington, England Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Boundary Road, Mosstown, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J.P. Cooper (father), 99 Handley Road, New Whittington, near Chesterfield, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1448 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
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 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
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      6' 2" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      157 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John and Fanny Cooper of Sandwich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

    Reported missing in action, 8 August 1915; Court of Enquiry, 24 January 1916, determined fate to be killed in action.

    Parents: John and Fanny Cooper, Sandwich, Vancouver Islands, British Columbia, Canada

    Wellington Infantry Batln/Third AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

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05 July 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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