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COOPER, Frederick Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1216 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Mosmon, New South Wales, 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Castle Hill Chippendale Post Office Stables Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1216, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1216, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1216, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1216, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1216, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1216, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Mosman, NSW
Son of John Cooper and Mary Jane Cooper of Birmingham, England
Next of kin given was given as his sister J.D. Edwards of Cooke Road, Centennial Park, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal