COOPER, Percy
| Service Number: | 2054 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Palmerston North, New Zealand, 21 October 1974, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2054, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2054, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2054, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2054, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John Cooper and Emma Jane Cooper nee Ogg of Ballarat, Victoria later of Sydenham, Christchurch, NZ
Next of kin given as his sister Lily Cooper of Lydiard Street, Ballarat North, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Percy married Doris Henrietta Luke in Victoria from whom he later separated then remarrying to an Elizabeth Ada Sophia Williams and Gwendoline Mary Howard, possibly in NZ
In 1956 Percy was residing in Linton Street Palmerston North, NZ. A letter from that address said he had been residing in NZ for about 22 years