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COOPER, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2629 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Macksville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman & Timber Getter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2629, 55th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2629, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Cooper and Fanny Cooper of Macksville, NSW
Brother of Frank Lane Cooper who returned to Australia on 27 September 1917 having served with the 55th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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