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COOPER, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3392 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | York, England, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 11 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah Reid's Creek No 261 Rifle Club Roll of Honour, Gayndah War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3392, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3392, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wounds to both legs |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Blang Cooper and Miriam Ann Cooper nee Robinson of 'Reid's Creek', Gayndah, QLD
Brother of John Ashley Cooper who returned to Australia on 11 June 1919 having served with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal