Charles James COOPER

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COOPER, Charles James

Service Number:	7092
Enlisted:	11 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Marist Brothers, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 16 January 1918
Cemetery:	Somer Farm Cemetery Row B, Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads: He fell a hero in the strife for King & Country he gave his life, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7092, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7092, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7092, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles Cooper and Mary Ellen Cooper of Clifford Street, Parramatta, NSW

On 28 January 1918 a court of inquiry was held to ascertain if he was killed by one of our own bullets which had been fired from the rear but it was found that no Lewis or Vickers guns were firing at the time Charles was hit nor could it be found from which direction the bullet was actually fired

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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