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COOPER, Arthur Alderson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 243 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Upper Kensington, SA, 30 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Port Lincoln, SA, 28 February 1983, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section Row O, No 6 |
| Memorials: | Largs Bay St Alban's Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Morphettville, SA | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded, Bullet Head. | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Suez Canal. | |
| 12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 243 | |
| 9 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 243, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged on Compassionate Leave. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Christopher COOPER and Louisa nee FREEMAN
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