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COOPER, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1928, V80094 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 17 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Melbourne South, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1965, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row U, Grave 14431. Interred on the 14 October 1965 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right buttock. Transferred to England on 3 September 1915 | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to left arm and left leg | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V80094 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Cooper and Kate Cooper nee Brew of Waratah, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 8 October 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1926c Walter married Ellen Amelia Davis in Victoria