George Arthur COUPER

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Service Numbers:	2347 , 2347
Enlisted:	10 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Botany, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Botany, New South Wales
Schooling:	Botany Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds - shoulder, abdomen, leg, 4th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 6 May 1918
Cemetery:	Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, France Plot 1, Row C, Grave 5, Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Amiens, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2347 , 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2347, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2347, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Divisional Signal Company, From 4th Battalion
27 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Divisional Signal Company. Rank later reverted to Driver then to Private
6 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 2347, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2347 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-06

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Son of Alexander Couper and Elizabeth A. Couper of 'Kelvin', Banksia Street, Botany, NSW. Brother of Millie Couper of the same address

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal