William Arthur COOPER

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Service Number:	964
Enlisted:	19 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	Camel Corps
Born:	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Memorials:

19 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 964, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
21 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 964
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 964, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Sydney
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 964, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Light Horse Regiment
24 Jan 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Camel Corps, From 12th Light Horse Regiment
19 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Camel Corps, Transport section
4 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 964, Camel Corps, Transport section. Discharged in Egypt to take a commission with the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps
Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, Camel Corps

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Record on NAA site incorrectly shows his name as William Carthy Cooper.

Son of James Cooper and Sarah Cooper of Gundagai, NSW.

Next of kin given as his sister Josephine Siddwell of Culcain, NSW

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