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COOPER, Archibald Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 622 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Horseshoe Creek, Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kyogle Cemetery, New South Wales Anglican area |
| Memorials: | Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Horse Shoe Creek Green Pigeon Honour Roll, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 622, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 622, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 622, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 8 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 622, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to facial paralysis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cooper and Jane Cooper nee Russell of Horseshoe Creek, Kyogle, NSW
Brother of Henry Thomas Cooper who died of wounds on 25 February 1917 while serving with the 9th Battalion. Henry was buried in the Dernacourt Communal Extension Cemetery. Plot V1, Row A, Grave 24
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 7 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Archibald married Harriett E. Doman in Kyogle, NSW