Arthur John COOPER

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Service Number:	5066
Enlisted:	10 January 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Queensland, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Richmond Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials:

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5066, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5066, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5066, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion
3 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion
15 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5066, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Thomas Hill Cooper and Elizabeth Cooper nee Bonar of 'Dudley', Newcastle, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Swahpmund disembarking at Sydney, NSW on 2 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal