Joseph COOPER

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Service Number:	3544
Enlisted:	30 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 17 October 1918
Cemetery:	Naves Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 4. Headstone inscription reads: God has found you I have lost you only for a short time farewell, Naves Communal Cemetery Extension, Naves, Cambrai, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3544, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3544, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3544, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
26 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 3rd Battalion. Taken on strength with the 25 Howitzer 14 Battery
10 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
1 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
3 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6th Field Artillery Brigade
3 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Field Artillery Brigade
17 Oct 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 3544, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3544 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-17

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At the time of enlistment he was residing at Redfern Street, Sydney, NSW

Son of Alfred William Cooper and Ann Cooper of Wilson Street, Newtown, NSW

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

Son of Joseph Cooper and Elizabeth Cooper of Soaphouse Lane, Woodhouse, England

On 28 February 1919 Joseph married Mary Jane Marshall in the United Methodist Church, Malin Bridge, Sheffield, England

Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard Trasos Montes disembarking on 14 May 1919

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