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COOPER, John James Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2770 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Men of Bothwell Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2770, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2770, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2770, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2770, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2770, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 14 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), In the field | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2770, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was residing at Claremont, Tasmania
Son of John James Cooper and Annie Maria Cooper nee Swindels of Bothwell, Tasmania
Next of kin given as his sister Gladys Cooper of Bothwell, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on the 8 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1929 John was lliving in Deniliquin, NSW