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COOPER, James Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30460 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Reigate, Surrey, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 14. Chaplain S.A. Beveridge officiated. Headstone inscription reads: After life's fitful fever he sleeps well inserted by his loving wife, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30460, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 30460, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 30460, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 30460, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, Wound to the left knee. Invalided to England on 13 October 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 32 years
Son of Gordon Cooper and Mary Cooper of England
Husband of Edith Cooper of King George's Hostel, Katanning, WA formerly of 'Hopes Hill', Southern Cross WA
Previously served in the Royal Field Artillery for about 12 years
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal