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COOPER, Leslie Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 813 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Tatura, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Croydon, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1984, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Section 3, Grave 289. Interred on 14 March 1984 |
| Memorials: | Pakenham Associated Stock & Station Agents of Melbourne Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 813, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Tatura, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 813, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 813, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 813, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Would to the forearm | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 813, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlisting he was residing in Vaughan Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Son of Francis Henry Cooper and Anne Cooper nee Judkins of Shepparton, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides on 21 March 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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