Herbert Charles COOPER

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COOPER, Herbert Charles

Service Number:	2602
Enlisted:	25 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 6 April 1897
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plasterer
Died:	25 April 1977, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

25 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2602, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2602, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, In France
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2602, 17th Infantry Battalion
27 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2602, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Birth Details

Name: Herbert Charles Cooper
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1897
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1897
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: George Cooper
Mother: Emma Jane Andrews
Page Number: 5210
Registration Number: 006211

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Cooper and Emma Jane Cooper nee Andrews of 'Calderbank', Brighton Street, Croydon, NSW. Formerly of Charters Towers, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 4 July 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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