William Milford COOPER

COOPER, William Milford

Service Number: 1064
Enlisted: 27 March 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 5 May 1888
Home Town: Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tinsmith & Ironworker
Died: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 16 October 1967, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania
Derwent Gardens, Niche wall, Section 38 East, Row H, Niche 4. Cremation service held on 18 October 1967
Memorials: Hobart Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1064, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1064, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1064, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
22 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion, In France. Had previously been acting Corporal on several occasions but each time reverted to Private
14 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1064, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Thomas Cooper and Amelia Cooper nee Woodhall of Warwick Street, Hobart, Tasmania

Husband of Elizabeth Jane Cooper nee Sawford of Hobart, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1918 aboard HT Port MacQuarie disembarking on 18 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart

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