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COOPER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 807 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 17 March 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental section B10, Grave 130. Interred on 18 March 1960 |
| Memorials: | Deloraine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 807, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 807, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 807, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 40th Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 807, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to Tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Rebecca Jane Cooper of Ringarooma, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HS Karoola 24 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal