Samuel John COOPER

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Service Number:	633
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Miller's Point, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pyrmont Public School Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 633, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 633, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 633, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Son of Thomas Cooper and Sarah J. Cooper of Burn Street, Pyrmont, NSW

Brother of Arthur Percival Cooper (later named next of kin) and Robert Sidney Coopeer of Tempe, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal