Thomas Louis COOPER

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Service Number:	2993
Enlisted:	31 July 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Sawyers Valley, Mundaring, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 21 January 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Sawyers Valley WW1 Roll of Honor

31 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
16 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Prior to embarking. Reverted to Private on 5 March 1917
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2993, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2993, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle
22 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Severe shell wound to the elbow
30 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding (elbow)

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Son fo Thomas Cooper and Ellizabeth Jane Cooper nee Annear of South Melbourne, Victoria

Husband of Lillian Katie Cooper nee Harris of Lion Mill, WA. Thomas and Lilliam married in Leederville, WA during 1913c

Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1918 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on 14 September 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal