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COOPER, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 54 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Watchmaker |
| Died: | Burnley, Victoria, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 54, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 54, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 54, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 54, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Pulmanary fibrosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time off enlistment was Coffee Palace, Horsham, Victoria
Son of Edward Prowse Cooper and Elizabeth Prowse Cooper nee Wightman of Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin 4 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal