Robert William COOPER

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Service Numbers:	199, 199
Enlisted:	14 September 1914, Enlisted at Traralgon, Victoria
Last Rank:	Farrier Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Toongabbie, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	MacLeod, Victoria, 14 May 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Rosedale Shire Honour Roll, Toongabbie St. David's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 199, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Traralgon, Victoria
15 Dec 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking for overseas
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 199, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 199, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 4th Division Artillery , From 8th Light Horse Regiment
24 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 199, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Multiple wounds to the arm and back. Transferred to England on 28 June 1917
19 Aug 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 199, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of David Cooper and Alice Cooper nee Widdy of Ballarat, Victoria

Husband of Eva Bertha Cooper nee Greaves of Toongabbie, Victoria. Robert and Eva married during 1912c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 27 January 1920

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