Joseph Thomas COOPER

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Service Number:	5067
Enlisted:	3 December 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Kiama, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 29 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Plot B, Row 34, Grave 21. Headstone inscription reads: For home King and Country he laid down his young life, St Sever Cemetery, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kiama Methodist Church Honour Roll

3 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5067, 1st Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5067, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5067, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5067, 1st Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds.
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5067, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5067 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-29

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