William Henry COOPER

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Service Number:	7685
Enlisted:	1 April 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Reading, Berkshire, England, 7 November 1874
Home Town:	Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier/Grocer
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 1932, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

1 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
1 Aug 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 7685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1917:	Embarked Sergeant, 7685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Medic, Sydney
9 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome

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Husband of Alexina Cooper of 'Greenfields', Bayswater, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 7 March 1919

Medal: British War Medal