Arthur Charles COOPER MM

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COOPER, Arthur Charles

Service Number:	2868
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Wandin, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Cherrup & Nine Mile State Schools, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot 11, Row B, Grave 14. Headstone inscription reads: Though absent our hearts are with you Mother and Father
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sea Lake Nine Mile Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
14 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the arm and left thigh(groin). Invalided to Rouen then to England via Havre
21 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For his gallantry and determination in command of a working party on 23rd/24th August, 1916, at Mouquet Farm. The ground between O.1 and 91 was well lit by enemy flares and half the party were casualties from the enemy shell fire. Sergeant Cooper withdrew his men to cover and completed the sap himself under continuous fire. He was wounded on the 25th August 1916 London Gazette on 21 October 1916, page 10222, position 7 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 1917, page 918, position 16
30 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion
22 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
28 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2868, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Arthur Wellington Cooper and Emma Cooper nee Scholey of Clunes, Victoria

Husband of Ivy Cooper nee Irwell of Wandin, Victoria. Charles and Ivy married during 1909c in Victoria. Father of Eric Cooper and Una Cooper.

In 1921 Eric and Una were residing with Charles father in Bendigo, Arthur Wellington Cooper, as ther whereabouts of their mother was not known at that time.

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal were issued to Arthur Wellington Cooper to be held in trust for his grandson Eric Cooper

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