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COPS, Albert Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2647 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Luke, London, England, 9 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prospect Terrace School, Camden, London, England |
| Occupation: | Farm-hand |
| Died: | Beeac, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1951, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac Cemetery, Victoria PLOT: CLC-GEN-21-807-24 SPOUSE: Elizabeth Cops-Welsh (nee DUNN) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2647 | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2647, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2647, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, GSW face | |
| 15 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2647, Returned from service:- Disembarked the ship "Borda" at Melbourne ... "Invalid" due to gun shot wound to right wrist | |
| 7 Aug 2018: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2647, GSW right wrist |
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