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COOPER, Walter Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 233 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ben Venue Public School, Armidale,New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Influenza and bronco pneumonia, At sea, France, 29 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Armidale Ben Venue Public School Roll of Honour, Armidale Memorial Fountain, Armidale Protestant Alliance Friendly Society Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 233, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 29 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 233, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 233 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Cooper and Mary A. Cooper of 'Woodburn', Armidale, NSW
Member of the Armidale Rifle Club for twelve months prior to enlisting
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal