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COOPER, Tasman Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2640 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted in Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 1 June 1959 with the ashes being place in Boronia, Wall K, Niche 348 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Victoria | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Seymour as medically unfit due to flat feet | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2640, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2640, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Tasman Herbert Cooper's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Cooper and Annie Cooper nee Harris of Richmond, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Benjamin Cooper of Green Street, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Bahara
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Tasman married Fanny Edith Woonton in Victoria