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COOPER, Charles Belford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3360 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Unanderra, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memories, Panel 21, Row JJ, Niche 1281 |
| Memorials: | Unanderra Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3360, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3360, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3360, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 53rd Battalion | |
| 9 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From Australian Army Veterinary Hospital | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3360, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Cooper and Harriet Cooper of Unanderra, NSW
Next of kin given as his sister Maud Edith Richards nee Cooper of Unanderra, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 2 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Charles married Ruby I. Spackman in Murrumburrah, NSW