William Hazelton COOPER

COOPER, William Hazelton

Service Number: 6233
Enlisted: 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Divisional Train
Born: Cliffe, England, 1892
Home Town: Mourilyan, Cassowary Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cane Cutter
Died: Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mossman Lawn Cemetery, Queensland
Headstone inscription reads: At rest
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World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6233, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
7 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6233, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6233, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
10 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Train, From 1st Division Traffic Control
11 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train
3 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6233, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

At the time of enlistment he was residing at Mourilyan, QLD

Son of William Cooper and Alice Cooper nee Hazelton of Hawkwell, Essex, England

Commenced return to Australia on 20 July 1919 aboard HT Valencia disembaking on 11 September 1919 at Sydney for onwaard travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 22 December 1926 William married Margaret Elizabeth Blain in QLD

In May 1938 he was residing in Mill Street, Mossman, QLD