Harry COOPER

Regimental number10/312
Date of birth1 July 1890
Place of birthWellington
True NameCOOPER , Peter Henry
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
Address7 Park Place, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7.25"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinJames Cooper, Nireaha, Eketahuna
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers (2 years in the Manchester Rifles, Feilding), and 1.5 years in the Taranaki Rifles, Territorial Force, 1910-1914
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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 rankCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 January 1918
Discharge date20 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Arawa', 10 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 20 April 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24097099

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