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COOLING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 379 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Delgany, Wyngate, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | National School, Bray, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 22 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 379, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 379, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 379, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 379, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Actual dating of wounding is uncertain but sometime between 25-30 April 1915. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of John and Sarah Cooling of Wyngate, Ireland. Next of kin given as his brother Richard Cooling of Wyngate Brae, County Wicklow, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
His calling was a Groom and Huntsman