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COOPER, Ernest George
| Service Number: | 2008 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Pleasant, South Australia, 26 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | 12 November 1986, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Gumeracha Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2008, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2008, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2008, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Enlisted 15 September 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia.
Embarked from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 per HMAT Tiltiades.
Served France.
Schrapnel wound left thigh 20 July 1916. Embarked per HS Jan Brydal to 3rd Canadian General Hospital. Rejoined unit 17 October 1916.
Served France January 1917. Schrapnel wound right thigh 30 September 1917. Rejoined unity 19 March 1918.
Suffered illness, bronchitis; invalided to England 17 April 1918.
Returned to Australia 23 July 1918.
Commemorated on Honor Board at Mount Pleasant Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Honor Board and Mount Pleasant Anglican Church Honor Board.
Died 12 November 1986 and buried at Gumeracha, South Australia.
Spent time at Lady Galway's Club House at Henley Beach on his arrival home, for recuperation. A welcome social was held at the Mount Pleasant Institute Hall in September 1918, with speeches, items, dance and supper enjoyed.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Awarded Life Member of South Australia Returned & Services League
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