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COOPER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5298 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5298, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5298, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5298, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5298, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5298, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps re-inforcements | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 10th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Tunnelling Company | |
| 10 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5298, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Cooper and Maud Cooper nee Ryan of Sydney, NSW
Husband of Sarah Cooper nee McHugh of Balmain Street, Redhill, QLD. John and Sarah married in QLD during November 1906
Commenced return to Australia 6 October 1919 aboard Pakeha disembarking on the 24 November 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal