Identity
Person No.
4468
Service No.
2744
Last Name
First Name
William Edward
Initials
W E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
4th Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 6
Notes
Youngest son of John and Julia Cooper, of 69, Bree St., Cape Town.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "4th Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 6". Photograph: South African War Graves Project. Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William Edward COOPER, 4th SAI C Coy - Killed 16th July (Thiepval Memorial)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William Edward COOPER, 4th SAI C Coy - Killed 16th July (Thiepval Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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