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COOPER, Ronald Ignatius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3532 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1917, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Tatham, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1986, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Innisfail Cemetery, Qld Area 16, Row 5, Grave 38 |
| Memorials: | Tomki Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3532, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3532, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3532, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 17 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, In the field. From 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3532, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John James Cooper and Annie Cooper of Tatham, NSW. Brother of George Thomas Cooper who returned to Australia on 29 October 1919 having served with the 5th Light Horse Regiment
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Guiren of Tatham, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 14 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Ronald married Flora C. Dwyer in the Kyogle area