COOPER, Albert
| Service Numbers: | 5333, 246206, 246206 (NX11998) |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 23 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | a)Congestive Cardiac Failure (b) Arterio Sclerosis, (11) Terminal Broncho Pneumonia, Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1962, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Catholic area, Section M2, Row 12, Grave 4305 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5333, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5333, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5333, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 5333, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 5333, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 17th Battalion | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5333, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Shell wound to the right arm | |
| 4 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5333, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 246206 (NX11998), Central Recruiting Office, NSW. Rank of Private | |
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| 12 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 246206 | |
| 25 May 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 246206 (NX11998), Rank of Private |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother George William Cooper of Maitland, NSW
Returned to Australia (first time) 11 April 1917 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking at Sydney, NSW
Returned to Australia (second time) on 6 February 1920 aboard HT Runic disembarking at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Husband of Mary Jane Cooper nee Allen of Langtry Avenue, Auburn, NSW. Albert and Mary were married on 10 May 1918 in the Registry Office, Lambeth, London. The Registrar John J. Barnick and atholic Priest William F. Fitcher officiated
Medals WW1, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During WW2 Albert served in the Middle East between May 1940 and February 1943 and later in Japan May 1945 and December 1946
Medals WW2: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Defence Medal, Australian service Medal
Biography contributed by Yvonne Cooper
Updated biography of About Albert Cooper, 26 April 2025
by Yvonne Cooper (granddaughter-in-law of Albert Cooper)
Albert Cooper and his brother William were orphaned 22 April 1898. They were placed into care by their grandmother, Mary Jane Purcell (nee Weavers) on 29 June 1899, giving their parents as Edward T Purcell (dead) and Elizabeth Cooper (dead) children left in care of grandmother Mary J Purcell, Fitzroy street, Dubbo. Ref Albert No.2871 and William No.2872, see attachment.
Their birth certificates state their births were illegitimate. Their mother was Elizabeth Cooper (nee Vidler) no father named. They were born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. As Albert was only 4 years old when put into care, it is likely he did not know where he was born. That information does not appear on the records of their care. The brother listed as his next of kin, George William Cooper (1873-1939) was his half-brother, son of Elizabeth Cooper (nee Vidler) and George William Cooper.
NSW records of children going into care and DNA results have confirmed that Albert was the son of Edwin Thomas Purcell. Albert Cooper is listed on the Honour Rolls of the Federation Of First Fleeters, (Sydney) for WW1, WW2, and the BCOF British Occupation Forces of Japan.
His son, Ronald Michael Cooper appears on the Roll for WW2 and his grandson, John Frank Cooper appears on the Roll for Vietnam
Attachment: Albert & William Cooper foster children 0111547
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