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COOPER, Lorne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4997 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tuena,New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Tuena, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memory, Panel 24 BB, Niche 0709. Interred on 29 April 1965 |
| Memorials: | Tuena Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4997, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 4997, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 4997, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, From 17th Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4997, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Phthisis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edward Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Cooper of Tuena, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on the 3 January 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Lorne married Ruby Culnane in Randwick, NSW