Francis COOPER

COOPER, Francis

Service Numbers: 20731 , 20731
Enlisted: 31 July 1917, Enlisted at East Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Born: Leicester, England, 1874
Home Town: Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Master Bootmaker
Died: Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 9 February 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales
Cremated and the ashes were scattered Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance
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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Cooper and Sarah Cooper of Leicester, England

Served his bootmaking apprenticeship with Walker, Kempson & Shearers of Leicestshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth Cooper nee Mealing of Carrington Street, Bexley, NSW. Francis and Elizabeth married during 1913c in Redfern, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 8 September 1919 aboard HT Raranga disembarking on 29 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal