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COOPER, Arthur Noel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2744 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Comboyne, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | West Leichhardt Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Builder & Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row C, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: Far away from those who loved him in a hero's grave he lies, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2744, 7th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 2744, 7th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 2744, 7th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Field Company Engineers | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Field Company Engineers | |
| 27 May 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2744, 7th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2744 awm_unit: 7th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Charles Cooper and Anne Cooper of 'Kimberworth', Coventry Road, Homebush, NSW.
Other qualification was in Carpentary. Served his apprenticeship with the Australian Building Company and the Colonial Sugar Company
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal