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COOPER, Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4330 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Signaller |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Claremont, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Signaller, 11th Infantry Battalion, From Signalling School | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Signaller, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and right hand. Invalided to England on HS Newhaven on 9 June 1916 | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Signaller, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe shrapnel wounds to the arm and chest. Invalided to England on 5 October 1917 aboard HS Uraidla | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Signaller, 4330, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Pollard formerly Cooper of Holmdale Road Minland West, WA formerly of Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembaking on 4 February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Vincent married Gwendoline Haynes in Swan, WA