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COOPER, Ernest Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6733 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Coburg Moreland State School No 2837 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Stawell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6733, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6733, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6733, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6733, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6733 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Cooper and Emily Cooper nee Eastland of Sheriff Street, Stawell, Victoria
At the time of enlistment Ernest was living in Ballarat Street, West Brunswick, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal