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COOPER, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3813 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Higginsville, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 11 June 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Commemorated with a plaque in the WA Garden of Remembrance. Ashes collected by War Graves |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3813, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3813, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3813, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 28th Battalion | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3813, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3813, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Grenade wound to the face and left arm which was later amputated | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3813, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Royal Hotel, Higginsville, WA
Son of David Cooper of School Street, Manchester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 25 June 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal