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COOPER, William Hazelton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6233 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6233, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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