COOPER, Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 4700, 6052 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emily Parks, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Batteryman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 2 November 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW North Terrace, Wall 14 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4700, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4700, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4700, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6052, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6052, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6052, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4700, Wound to the right arm | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion, From 70th Battalion. In the field | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4700, 28th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the face | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4700, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Lillian Cooper of Broome Street, Cottesloe, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarked 24 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time was C/- T. Grecklngton, 'Rosedale', Bogan Gate, NSW
Son of Clara Newton formerly Cooper of Packwood, Birmingham, England
Husband of Louisa Cooper nee Baulcombe of Widney Cottage, Bentley Heath, Birminhamd, England. Ernest and Louisa were married on 5 February 1918 in the Parish Church Solihull, Warwick, England
Commenced return to Australia on 15 November 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 29 December 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of his death he was residing in Rohan Street, Naremburn, NSW