Montrose James COOPER

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Service Number:	1315
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Mount Barker, Plantagenet Shire, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carriage Builder
Died:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 20 February 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bendigo Civil Cemetery Monumental section 07, Grave 38721
Memorials:

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1315, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Perth, WA
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1315, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1315, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
15 Sep 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1315, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues and asthma
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement 1315

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Son of William James Cooper and Christina Klentworth formerly Cooper nee Butcher of Mount Barker, WA

Served his apprenticeships with Piesse at Katanning, WA and Ackland of Ravensthorpe, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1916 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on 12 May 1916

Medals: 1914-25 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal