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COOPER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 860 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914, Enlisted at Blackall, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Alpha, Queensland, Australia, 25 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Blackall, Blackall Tambo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia, 3 July 1967, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Blackall Cemetery, Qld Plot - WAR, Row 3, Plot 5 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 860, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Blackall, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 860, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 860, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 860, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the chest and right arm | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Regiment, In Heliopolis. From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column. Promoted to Gunner when taken on strength | |
| 7 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, In France | |
| 5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 860, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District. Service Medals received: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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