Arthur Wilson COOPER MC

COOPER, Arthur Wilson

    Service Number: 6762
    Enlisted: 4 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales
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    World War 1 Service

    4 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6762, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW
    10 Nov 1915: Embarked Sergeant, 6762, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    10 Nov 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 6762, 8th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    31 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
    20 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From Officers School
    19 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head
    1 Dec 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
    7 Sep 1918: Honoured Military Cross, Citation reads: During the attack on Peronne on 1 September 1918, though wounded at the beginning of the operations, he continued to lead his men with great gallantry. When the advance was held up by a strong point, held by the enemy in force, and protected by unbroken wire, he overcame all opposition, and enabled the attack to progress. When the final objective was reached, he was the only officer left in the company, and he carried out the consolidation with great initiative and resource. His devotion to duty, endurance, and personal courage were a splendid example to his men. London Gazette on 1 February 1919, page 1724, position 10 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 947, position 18
    22 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Cooper and Annabel (Anne) Cooper of Macleay Street, Sydney, NSW

    Returned to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire

    Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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