William Albert COOPER

Regimental number25/1161
OccupationNurseryman
Next of kinFather, William Cooper, 89 Birbeck Road, Sidcup, Kent, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Special Memorial C6), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William and Sarah Cooper, 89 Birkbeck Road, Sidcup, Kent, England
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 3