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COOPER, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6789 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1917, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Helidon, Queensland, Australia, 17 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Yandaran, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 15 July 1970, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6789, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6789, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6789, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6789, 25th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to England on 4 September 1918. Shrapnel wound to the right cheek | |
| 25 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6789, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Cooper and Agnes Cooper nee Anderson of Yanderan, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal