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COOPER, Darrell Seymour
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1906 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher's Carter |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the right leg | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left arm. Embarked for England 27 April 1918 | |
| 2 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to woundiing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Vessey Seymour Cooper and Ethel Mary Cooper nee Moore of Brown Street, Paddington, NSW. Vessey also served returning to Australia during 1916 having served with the 18th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 6 November 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on the 1 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward to Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Darrell married Gladys M. Young in Paddington, NSW
In 1935 Darrell was residing in Florence Street, Mascot, NSW