George Ashley COOPER

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Service Numbers:	4, 415
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, July 1884
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Returned Services League, Section 2, Row 1, Grave 10
Memorials:	Kirup War Memorial

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 415, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 415, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the right thigh
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Promoted Sergeant then Sergeant Major on the same day
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked 4, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement 4, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion
8 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion
13 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Henry Ashley Cooper and Bessie Cooper nee Phillips of Ballarat, Victoria

Husband of Maggie Cooper of Aberdeen Street, West Perth, WA

Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 29 July 1915 board HT Hororata as wounded disembarking on 18 August 1915

Return to Australia (second time) on 15 September 1918 aboard HT Arawa

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