COOPER, Charles Veasey
| Service Number: | 6244 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walsingham, Norfolk, England, United Kindom, 22 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Whitton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King Edward VII Grammar School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 19 September 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne Plot III. Row D. Grave 13., La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6244, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6244, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6244, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6244, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6244 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Lance Corporal 6244, 4th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds 19 September 1918 sustained the previous day. Admitted to King's Lynn King Edward VII Grammar School May 1898, son of T. Cooper, of The Elms, Wisbech Road, Lynn (an Engineer); previously privately taught. Left in 1904 to take up Engineering. An Engineer Driver by trade.
Emigrated to Queensland, Australia, aged 23, departed Liverpool 15 November 1912 aboard the 'Suffolk'.
Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper, The South House, King’s Lynn. An adventurer, he had lived in East Africa and South Africa before journeying to Australia and becoming a sheep farmer. Was twice rejected for military service. Enlisted at Whitton, NSW. Overseas 11 April 1916. Also named on King's Lynn War Memorial, West Lynn Church War Memorial, All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window and The King's Lynn King Edward VII Grammar School memorial takes the form of a wall mounted roofed alabaster plaque with the school's badge at the top and the names within a slate centre piece. There are 56 names listed for World War 1 covering the Old Boys from the school.
King’s Lynn War Memorial
This stands in Greyfriars Gardens opposite the headquarters of Norfolk Police and near to Greyfriars Tower.
WEST LYNN, ST PETERS, WAR MEMORIAL
The West Lynn memorial is to be found within the churchyard of St. Peters Church. It takes the form of a plain cross mounted on a plinth with a three-stepped base.
SOUTH LYNN, ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS WAR MEMORIAL
The memorial comprises wooden panels with the names of the fallen painted on them. The memorial was erected in 1921. The church has since become St. Michael’s Primary School and the memorial was restored and rededicated in 1999. The memorial has now be removed from the school as it was deemed inappropriate for a primary school. At 2019 the memorial is seeking a new home possibly the new community centre being built in South Lynn.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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