George William COOPER

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Service Number:	3374
Enlisted:	20 March 1917, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	India, 1875
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hospital Attendant
Died:	East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1930, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area O, Grave 2267. Interred on the 3 May 1930
Memorials:

20 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3374, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3374, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3374, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3374, 57th Infantry Battalion
14 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps Headquarters, (Supply). From 57th Battalion
10 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From Australian Cops Headquarters (Supply)
21 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3374, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 3rd Military District

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Husband of Sophia Cooper of Clyde Street, Ballarat, Victoria

Son of Edward Cooper and Alice Cooper nee Truner of India

Previousl served with the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry for about ten years

Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 November 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal