Joseph William COOPER

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Service Number:	2149
Enlisted:	24 March 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Breedon On Hill, Leicestshire, England, 1893
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Harvey & Wokalup Roll Of Honour Board 1, Harvey Roll of Honor

24 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, SA
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2149, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2149, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
28 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, From 51st Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 44th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the face. Invalided to England on 1 October 1918
15 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Address at the time of enlistment was Bunbury, WA

Son of Joseph Benjamin Cooper of Harvey. WA

Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Mamari

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal