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COOPER, George
Personal Details
| Other Name: | COOPER, William George - True Name |
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| Service Number: | 5360 |
| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 27 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Walloon, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5360, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5360, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5360, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 5360, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5360 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served as George Cooper
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Cooper and Louisa Sophia Cooper nee Grieshheimer of 'Lengsthman', Walloon, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal