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Marine William George Albert Cooper

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Marine William George Albert Cooper Veteran

Birth
Hornsey, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London, England
Death
4 Jun 1944 (aged 23)
Burial
Belgrade, Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia Add to Map
Plot
10. C. 1-8.
Memorial ID
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Marine William Cooper died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery.
Those buried with him are Marines Hopper, Pickering and Tarrant of 40RM Commando, and Marines Brookes, Hurst, Ivens, and Williamson of 43RM Commando.

Aged 23 years
Rank: Marine
Unit/Base: 43RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines
Service: Royal Navy
Number: PO/X 108241
Born: Thursday, March 31, 1921
Birthplace: Hornsey, London
Died : Sunday, June 4, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Cooper died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery.
Those buried with him are Marines Hopper, Pickering and Tarrant of 40RM Commando, and Marines Brookes, Hurst, Ivens, and Williamson of 43RM Commando.

Aged 23 years
Rank: Marine
Unit/Base: 43RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines
Service: Royal Navy
Number: PO/X 108241
Born: Thursday, March 31, 1921
Birthplace: Hornsey, London
Died : Sunday, June 4, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds

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