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COOPER, Albert John Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2826 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Piangil, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Ypres Panel 7, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2826, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2826 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert William Cooper and Mary Ann Cooper nee McMonigle of Piangil Railway Station, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal