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COOPER, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 895 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bircklayers Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Chronic Nephritis, Perth Hospital, Western Australia, 10 March 1928, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic area, Section GC, Grave 0280. Death due to War causes |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 895, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 895, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 895, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 895, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Cooper and Alice Cooper nee Annear of Melbourne, Victoria
Husband of Alma Alice Cooper nee Jiblett of Cole Street, West Perth, WA. Robert and Alma married during 1911c in Perth, WA. Father of Margaret Ann Cooper, Harold William Cooper and Barbara Florence Cooper
At the time of his death he was residing Herbert Street, West Subiaco, WA
Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on 24 September 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal