| Regimental number | 4/705 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Address | 3 Edwin Street, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Cooper, 21 Brewery Road, Bromley Common, Kent, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | 2nd Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Appointed Cook, No 2 Field Company, 29 May 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 30 May 1915. Admitted to HS ?Clacton? and transferred to HS 'Galeka', 18 July 1915 (haemorrhoids; rejoined unit, 31 July 1915. Relinquished appointment as Cook, as from 8 August 1915. Admitted to Field Ambulance, No 2 Post, Anzac, 15 August 1915 (enteritis), and transferred to Mudros, 17 August 1915; to Malta, 27 August 1915, and admitted to St George's Hospital; transferred to Ghain Tufficha, 1 September 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 22 October 1915. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 October 1915; transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital (abscess temporal); rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 9 November 1915. Admitted to No 16 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 21 December 1915 (catarrh, jaundice); transferred to No 15 General hospital, Alexandria, 2 January 1916; to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 31 January 1916; discharged to Emery Clearing Camp, 9 February 1916; attached to NZ Base; rejoined unit, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 8 April 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 January 1917 (tonsillitis); discharged to unit, 2 February 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 2 February 1917. On leave, 26 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 October 917. Evacuated to Field Ambulance, 15 April 1918; transferred same day to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station (cyst, right eye); to No 12 (USA) General Hospital, 17 April 1918; to No 3 stationary Hospital, 18 April 1918; to England, 19 April 1918, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 21 April 1918. Classified as 'unfit' by Medical Board, and placed on NZ Roll, 23 May 1918. Marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 11 June 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Remuera', 23 October 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: dermoid cyst), 19 December 1918. Total war service: 3 years 321 days (of which 3 years 190 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |