Ernest Russell COOPER

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Service Number:	3046
Enlisted:	4 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1893
Home Town:	Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

4 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3046, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3046, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
27 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 20th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg and shoulder
4 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Son of James Rice Cooper and Ada Alice Cooper of Thomas Street, Ashfield, NSW

Husband of Florence Cooper nee Sorenson of 'Dalhousie', Haberfield, NSW. Ernest and Florence married during 1915c in NSW. Father of Jessie Cooper

Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 4 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1954 Ernest was residing in Yass, NSW