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COOPER, Charles Richard Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7217, N17439 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1917, Enlisted at Tamworth, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harltey Witney, Hampshire, England, 7 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1967, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3, Wall 18 |
| Memorials: | Tamworth Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7217, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Tamworth, NSW | |
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| 24 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 7217, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Embarked Private, 7217, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 1 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7217, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, N17439 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Cooper and Charlotte Cooper of Darling Street, Tamworth, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 board HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Between 10 May 1919 and 14 July 1919 he did a course in practical farming with a Lt. Benest of St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands for which he was paid 6/- a day and was issued with a pair of overalls and a railway warrant to the value of £1/6/5
During 1923c Charles married Alice M. Godden in Chatswood, NSW