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COOPER, Joshua
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4079 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Picola, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4079, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4079, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4079, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4079, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh. Transferred to England on 20 April 1917 aboard HS Panana | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4079, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the3rd Military District as medically unfit due wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Cooper and Bessie Cooper of Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Joshua married Connie Auton in NSW