Albert Edwin (Bert) COPS

COPS, Albert Edwin

Service Number: 2647
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 General Cemetery, Victoria
PLOT: CLC-GEN-21-807-24 SPOUSE: Elizabeth Cops-Welsh (nee DUNN)
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World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2647
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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