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COOPER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3251 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Area 10, Section 63, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3251, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3251, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to haemorrhoids |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Sep 1939: | Enlisted |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name William Gervase Cooper
Son of Emma Cooper of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 24 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane