Charles William COOPER

COOPER, Charles William

Service Number: 141
Enlisted: 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bermondsey, London, England, 1894
Home Town: Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Died: Accidental, 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 16 February 1918
Cemetery: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
Plot 11, Row D, Grave 30, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 141, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 141, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 141, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
20 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 141, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the upper body
16 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 141, 30th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Injured ankle due to bomb explosion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 20 years

Son of Charles William Cooper and Emma Cooper of London, England

Husband of Kathleen Ann Washbrook formerly Cooper of 'Crows Nest', Irvine Street, South Randwick, NSW formerly of Darley Street, Newtown, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal