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COOPER, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 90 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1934, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 10, Row 43, Grave 21 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 90, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Mining Corps | |
| 13 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Mining Corps | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, Remained on duty | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 17 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Second occasion. Shell wound to the right leg | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Norman Cooper and Harriet Cooper of Campbell Street, Rockhampton, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 14 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward Travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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