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COOPER, Harry Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5804 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Originally destined to join the 22nd Battalion but altered to the 21st Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Morwell, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia, 7 December 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 8 December 1952 and remains were scattered |
| Memorials: | Morwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5804, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Originally destined to join the 22nd Battalion but altered to the 21st Battalion | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5804, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5804, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5804, 21st Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg and back. Invalded to England on 15 May 1917 aboard HS Panama | |
| 4 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5804, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Cooper and Eliza Cooper nee Scarfe of Morwell, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Harry married Pearl Evelyn Meyer in Victoria