Ernest Louis COOPER

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Service Number:	7458
Enlisted:	4 July 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kensington, London, England, 1 April 1895
Home Town:	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 4 October 1978, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 6 October 1978 and remains were collected
Memorials:

4 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7458, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7458, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 7458, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
10 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7458, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 'Tostarre', Orbost, Victoria

Son of John Cooper and Elizabeth Cooper nee Phillips of Warrington Road, Westburn Park. London, England

Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Ernest married Annie Elizabeth Williams in Victoria