John Thomas (Jack) COOPER

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COOPER, John Thomas

Service Number:	4753
Enlisted:	8 November 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1889
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Alfred Crescent State School, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

8 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4753, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4753, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4753, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
31 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4753, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4753 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4753, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

A storeman from St Kilda, Victoria, prior to enlistment L Cpl John Thomas (Jack) Cooper played 136 games for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1907 until shortly before his enlistment in 1915. He also captained the team for a time.

Prior to serving on the Western Front, Cooper played a match for the Australian Training Units team in England.

Lance Corporal Cooper was killed in action during the Battle of Menin Road, Belgium, on 20 September 1917, aged 28.

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