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COOPER, Christopher James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2392 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916, Enlisted at Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mine Manager |
| Died: | Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, 19 March 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held 21 March 1956. Ashes interred in the Boronia area, Wall C, Niche 20 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bairnsdale, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2392, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2392, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF), From 46th Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 46th Infantry Battalion, From Pay Corps and promoted when taken on strength | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2392, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
on of John Henderson Cooper and Annie Cooper nee Phillips of Bairnsdale, Victoria
Husband of Dora Emily Cooper nee Hosie of Bairnsdale, Victoria. Christopher and Dora married during 1913c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 28 February 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 17 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal