James COOPER

COOPER, James

Service Number: 277
Enlisted: 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Port Pirie, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Company
Born: Glasgow, Scotland, 1886
Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fireman
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World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Port Pirie, SA
4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
21 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, From 8th Machine Gun Company and went illegally asent
1 Apr 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 277, 5th Machine Gun Company, Discharged due to being classed as an illegal absentee from 21 August 1916

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of Lily Cooper of Thistle Street, South Side, Glasgow, Scotland

Not eligible for medals