Edward COOPER

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Service Number:	6409
Enlisted:	20 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sussex, England, 1883
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster
Memorials:

20 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6409, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6409, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6409, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6409, 17th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left thigh and arm
16 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6409, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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At the time of enlistment he was living at Sydney, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Rose Beary of Carey Lynn Crescent Road, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic as wounded disembarking on the 27 November 1918

Medals": British War Medal, Victory Medal