Joseph William COOPER

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Service Number:	2160
Enlisted:	16 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 24 August 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Windsor State School Honour Board

16 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2160, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2160, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2160, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
22 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 49th Battalion
23 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion
16 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2160, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Joseph Cooper and Ellen Cooper nee Brown of Campbelltown, NSW

Husband of Ellen Cooper nee O'Reilly of Maud Street, Windsor, QLD. Joseph and Ellen married in QLD on 1 May 1909

Commenced return to Australia on 10 May 1919 aboard Wahehe disembarking on 5 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Address at the time of enlistment was Bunbury, WA

Son of Joseph Benjamin Cooper of Harvey. WA

Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Mamari

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal