Leslie Arthur COOPER

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Service Number:	27457
Enlisted:	4 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Mile End, South Australia, 4 June 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic section E, Path 26, Grave 718A. Interred on 6 June 1969 and expires in 2065
Memorials:

4 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 27457, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 27457, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 27457, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Borda, Melbourne
24 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
25 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 27457, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Robert Cooper and Rose S. Cooper of Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 26 April 1924 Leslie married Catherine Saleeba in St. Patricks Church, Adelaide, SA