Albert Edward COOPER

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Service Numbers:	3477, 3477A
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD. Later the letter A was added to the service number
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1899
Home Town:	Gargett, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Larbourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Last seen in the vicinity of Dernacourt, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3477, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD. Later the letter A was added to the service number
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3477, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3477, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3477A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3477A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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Son of Robert William Cooper and Maud Louisa Cooper nee Soper of Mackay, QLD

Next of kin given as his sister Alice Wilson of 'Owens Creek', Mackay, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal