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COOPER, Harold James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4762 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 6 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wilga, Boyup Brook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Blackwood, Western Australia, 26 September 1962, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section LB, Grave 0732 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4762, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4762, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th Batalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4762, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Slight wound to the leg. Embarked HS Stad at Antwerp for England on 15 October 1917 | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4762, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Cooper and Emma Cooper nee Johnson of Brompton, SA
During 1910c Harold married Ellen Catherine Coubrough in Perth, WA. Address at the time of enlistment was Railway Parade, West Perth, WA formerly of Wilga, WA. At the time of his death he was residing at Welshpool, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 about HT Bremen diisembarking on 16 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal