William Osborne COOPER MC

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COOPER, William Osborne

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	16 February 1918, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Adelaide, South Australia, 13 February 1891
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Queen's School, North Adelaide and Adelaide University
Occupation:	Mercantile Clerk
Died:	Glenelg, South Australia, 28 June 1930, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St Judes Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia
Memorials:	Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Feb 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
15 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion
3 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Born 13 February 1891 in North Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 474 Page: 439 District: Ade.)

Father Robert COOPER and Mother Mary Antill (nee OSBORNE)
living with his parents at Broadway, Glenelg, South Australia.

Previous Service: 28th Field Company (A.E.)

Described on enlisting 27 years old; single;
Church of England.

16/2/1918 Enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia

28/2/1918      Embarked from Port Melbourne, on board HMAT Nestor A71
                     as a 2nd Lieutenant with Australian Flying Corps - 1 Reinforcements.
                     Special Draft, AIF Officers. Special Draft, Royal Military College Graduates.
                    Clerks. Staff in Charge Jugo-Slavs [Yugoslavs].
                     Staff in Charge Italian Reservists. (August 1915 - September 1918)

13/3/1918 Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on board RMS Ormonde

31/8/1918 Recommended for Award - Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In clearing Luck Wood on 23rd August 1918, he led his platoon against three enemy machine gun nests in succession, and, by his dash succeeded in overwhelming the enemy resistance before the remainder of his company got up. His fine example assisted the main advance considerably.'

1/2/1919 Awarded Military Cross

12/07/1919 Returned to Australia

Medals:
Military Cross; British War medal; Victory medal

28/6/1930 William passed away (39 years old)
buried in: St Judes Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia

Commenced - sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/3/2015. Lest we forget.

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