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COOPER, James William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4895, 4895A |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Berrigan, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4895, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 4895, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 4895, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4895A, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4895A awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
No details of his death, James Cooper was originally buried 1 mile west of Zonnebeke, Belgium, but his grave was subsequently lost.
His Mum received his effects in 1919, his father had died by then, she was living at Nyang Station near Moulamein NSW at that stage. Apparently a coach made the trip to the station twice a week from the train station at Swan Hill in Victoria.