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COOPER, George Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7563 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Southport General Cemetery, Gold Coast |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7563, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7563, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7563, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 7563, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism. Rank had reverted to Gunner 0n 9 December 1916 at his own request |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Fergus Cooper and Catherine Frances Cooper nee Keightley of Redfern, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother Thomas A. Cooper ot 'Petherton', Orange Street, Hurstville, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 23 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney, NSW
Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Gladys Cooper nee Miles of Wenvoc Terrace, Barry, South Wales. George and Gladys were married in Weymouth on 20 January 1918