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COOPER, Lester Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2881 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 24 April 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Vaughan Lawn, Roman Catholic area, Row 34, Grave 0034 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2881, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2881, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, From 58th Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm. Evacuated to England on 25 February 1918 | |
| 3 May 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ernest James Cooper and Alice A. Cooper of MacKellar's Paddock, Lithgow, NSW
Commenced return to Australa on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 28 September 1918 at Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal