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COOPER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3066 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, May 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England Campartment B, Section 16, Grave 36. Interred on the 22 May 1967 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3066, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 3066, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 3066, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion. Promoted to Lance Corporal when taken on strength | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 22 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion. In the field | |
| 28 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Slight wounds to the shoulder and arm | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion | |
| 10 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Cooper and Henrieta Cooper nee O'Brien of Lyndhurst Street, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Main
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal