Lance Corporal

Walter Leslie Cooper

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Christopher Tom and Jemima Elizabeth Cooper, of 217, Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
48916
Name:
Walter Leslie Cooper
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Cooper (mother), 217 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Jeweller
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Gezaincourt
Date of Death:
11 September 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter Leslie Cooper
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