Albert George COOPER

Regimental number10/380A
Date of birth27 August 1891
Place of birthHastings
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Addressc/o Mrs W Torr, Wairoa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Cooper, Tarapatiki, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateDied of disease 26 December 1914
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Plot B, Grave No 132), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W H and E Cooper
Other details

War service: Egypt

Died of pneumonia

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897140

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