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COOPER, Astley Charles

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Service Number:	1786
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 1882
Home Town:	South Perth, South Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth State, School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 June 1917
Cemetery:	Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row F, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved husband of Muriel and father of Kathleen ever remembered, Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Wulverghem, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Perth War Memorial, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 1, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove

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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1786, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
3 Oct 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 1786, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
3 Oct 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 1786, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle
2 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , At Ferry Post
20 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , At Ferry Post
6 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
17 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
27 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 15th Field Artillery Brigade
25 Jun 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 1786, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1786 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-25

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Henry Cooper and Priscilla Richenda Cooper nee Elliott of Geraldton, WA

Husband of Muriel Napier Cooper nee Bishop of Onslow Street, South Perth, WA. Father of Kathleen Richenda Cooper. In 1921 Muriel was living at Henley Beach, SA

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

 

Son of John Henry Cooper and Priscilla Richenda Cooper nee Elliott of Geraldton, WA

Husband of Muriel Napier Cooper nee Bishop of Onslow Street, South Perth, WA. Father of Kathleen Richenda Cooper. In 1921 Muriel was living at Henley Beach, SA

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

 

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• Astley Charles’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
• Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour & Circular
• National Archives Australia - Service Record

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