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COOPER, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2536 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Homebush, New South Wales, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Canbelego, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Memorials: | Cobar Canbelego Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2536, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2536, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2536, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2536, 38th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to both thighs | |
| 15 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2536, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert W. Cooper and Frances Cooper of Canbelego, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 10 September 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 16 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal