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COOPER, Jonathan Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1703 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alby Hill, Oldborough, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Miles, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 5 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1703, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1703, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right elbow and both buttocks. Invalided to England on 11 July 1917 | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Cooper and Ellen Cooper nee Spooner of Alby Hills, Oldborough, Norfolk, England
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Ruahine as wounded disembarking on 7 July 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Evelyn Mary Catherine Cooper nee Webster. Jonathon and Evelyn married in QLD on 5 March 1927