Henry Thomas COOPER

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Service Number:	4171
Enlisted:	2 September 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Shell wounds to the face and hand, France, 25 February 1917
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V1, Row A, Grave 24. Headstone inscription reads: We are proud he sleeps in a soldiers grave, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Horse Shoe Creek Green Pigeon Honour Roll

2 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4171, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4171, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4171, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
25 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4171, 9th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the face and hand. Died before reaching the Casualty Clearing Station

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Son of William Cooper and Jane Cooper nee Russell of Horseshoe Creek, Kyogle, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Brother of Archibald Joseph Cooper who returned to Australia on 7 March 1918 having served with the 41st Battalion

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