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COOPER, Henry James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Frances, South Australia, 17 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 12 August 1943, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 3S, Site No: 1 |
| Memorials: | Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 50, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 50, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound to the cheek. Invalided to England aboard HS Ville de Liege on 10 October 1917 | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 50, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Sebastion Cooper and Mary Matilda Cooper nee O'Shaunessy of Frances, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1918 aboard HT Somerset disembarking on 15 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of his death his residential address was Naracoorte, SA
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