Charles Henry Groom COOPER

COOPER, Charles Henry Groom

Service Number: 6065
Enlisted: 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tram Conductor
Died: Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremated 15 July 1964 and interred in the Banksia aarea
Memorials: Dandenong State School 1403 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
31 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6065, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6065, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne
6 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 22nd Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Simpson Cooper and Frances Louise  Cooper of Lancefield, Victoria

Husband of Mary Cooper nee Boyd of Hemming Street, Dandenong, Victoria. Charles and Mary married during 1916c in Victoria

commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Yperinga disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal