Astley Austin COOPER

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Service Number:	69020
Enlisted:	15 July 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1891
Home Town:	Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sewing Machine Mechanic
Died:	Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, October 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 18 October 1980 and his remains were collected
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15 Jul 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 69020, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 69020, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Carpentaria embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
7 Nov 1918:	Embarked Private, 69020, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, SS Carpentaria, Sydney
12 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 69020, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Discharged at the 3rd Military District, Unit demobilised. Date of promotion to Lance Corporal was undated

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Son of William Henry Cooper and Temperence Cooper nee Cranston of Carlton, Victoria

Husband of Marian Jean Cooper nee Clowes of Thornton Avenue, Surrey Hills, Victoria. Astley married Marian during 1912c in Victoria

Returned to Australia on 30 November 1918 aboard HT Riverina

Medal: British War Medal