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COOPER, Oswald Gaskill
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5986 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cathcart, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barellan General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ararat Langi-Logan District Honor Roll, Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5986, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5986, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion in England | |
| 29 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 39th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right shoulder. Invalided to England on 1 June 1917 | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 39th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the right thigh | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounds to the right thigh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Cooper and Adele Rosalie Cooper nee Martin of Cathcart, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 as wounded aboard HT Ulyssses disembarking on 10 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Oswald married Esme Lillian Hamilton in Victori