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COOPER, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2005 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Squadron Engineers |
| Born: | Woodville, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Uralla Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Uralla Public School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2005, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2005, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Promoted on the day of embarking | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF | |
| 30 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, From 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2005, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles George Cooper and Mary Eliza Cooper of Uralla, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 July 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal