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COOPER, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3139, 3139B |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA. Letter B later added to the number when taken on strength |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Brown Hill State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot V1, Row E, Grave 1. Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done, La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3139, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA. Letter B later added to the number when taken on strength | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3139, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3139, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 26 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3139B, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3139B awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Cooper and Annie Cooper of Brisbane Street, Brown Hill, WA
Allocated service number 3139B when taken on strength with the 51st Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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