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COOPER, Francis Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3030 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Captain''s Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Baptist area, Section LNE, Grave 25 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Training Battalion, From 35th Battalioin | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Signal Company, From 9th Training Battalion ex 35th Battalion | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3030, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Wounds to the arm and back | |
| 11 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3030, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph William Cooper and Emily Jane Cooper of Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal