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COOPER, Arthur Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7927 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1917, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blue Tier, Portland, Tasmania, Australia, 31 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1965, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service held on 16 November 1965. Cremated remains interred in the Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 4, Wall M, Niche 169 |
| Memorials: | Derby WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7927, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 7927, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sergeant, 7927, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7927, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7927, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James William Cooper and Frances Christina Cooper nee Cope of Portland, Tasmania. Brother of Ernest George Cooper, Frances Cooper, Herbert William Cooper, James Rimmington Cooper and Henry Cooper
Husband of Ada Cooper of 'The Valley', Derby, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 13 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal