Cooper Walter Henry Gunner 14253855
Personnel Entry
Name Cooper Walter Henry
Army number 14253855
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the General Staff Corps 6/8/1942 and posted to a Primary Training Centre for Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 16/9/1942 and posted to the 5th Field Training Regiment. Posted to the 169th Field Regiment 25/11/1942. Posted to the 176th Field Regiment 15/1/1943. Posted to the R.A. Depot 22/3/1943. Posted to Draft REFAY 11/4/1943. Served South Africa. Springfield X List (II) South Africa 28/6/1943. 1. F.T.C. Clairwood South Africa 6/8/1943. Served India. Posted to R.A. Depot Deolali 17/9/1943. Posted to the 178th Field Regiment 24/10/1943. Posted to the R.A. Depot India. Posted X List 4 H India 10/6/1944. Posted to B.B.R.C. India 10/6/1944. Posted to No. 28 PoW Camp India30/6/1944. Posted X List (II) India 26/7/1944. Posted X List (I) India 29/7/1944. Posted X List India 15/8/1945. Posted to No. 28 PoW Camp16/8/1945. Posted to R.A. Depot 29/6/1946. Unit Class B Release. Y List (7) 6/9/1946. W/T Reserve 26/9/1946. B Release. W/T Reserve 26/9/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk
