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COOPER, Joseph Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5800 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Enlisted at Bowen, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 29 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium Plot 111, Row H, Grave 1. Headstone inscription reads: Rock of ages cleft for me, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5800, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bowen, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5800, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5800, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Cooper nee Wright of Proserpine, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal