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COOPER, Charles Theodore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5001 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blaney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Canbelego, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5001, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5001, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5001, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5001, 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 7 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5001, 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed-second occasion | |
| 14 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5001, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Cooper and Sarah Cooper nee Thompson of Main Street, Canbelego, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Norman then transhipped to HT Mawari disembarking on 4 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal