Francis Maurice COOPER

COOPER, Francis Maurice

    Service Number: 1118
    Enlisted: 23 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool NSW
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    24 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
    10 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion
    24 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 13th Battalion
    11 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest
    24 Jun 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the back and right hand
    31 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, From 2nd Battalion
    11 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Light Railway Operating Company.
    29 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1118, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Francis R. Cooper and Elizabeth A. Cooper of Katoomba, NSW

    Next of kin given as his sister Doreen Cooper of Henson Street, Summer Hill, NSW

    Had been promoted to Corporal on more than one occasion but then reduced to Private at his own request. Rank on discharge was given as Corporal

    Commenced return to Australia on 3 December 1918 aboard Port Hacking disembarking on 27 January 1919

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

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