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

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