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COOPER, Hartley George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3281 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australa, 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Factory Handworker |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 20 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 23 October 1956. Ashes interred in the Boronia area, Wall C, Niche 143 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Invalided to England on 1 June 1918 | |
| 3 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Ibsertson Cooper and Margaret Cooper nee Hartley of Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria later of 'Ecila', Railway Street, Thornbury, Victoria. John served in the 4th Light Horse Regiment returning to Australia on 20 December 1916
On the 3 July 1919 Hartleyy married Elizabeth Wise in St. Gabriels Church of England, Pimlico, England. Vicar C.S. Norton officiated
Caommenced return to Australia on 21 December 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarkng on 10 February 1920
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal