Albert John COOPER

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Service Number:	1812
Enlisted:	14 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Maldon State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 October 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 13 Chaplain T. Bennett officiated Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our loved son Mr. & Mrs. Cooper of Maldon, Victoria Commemorated in the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll

14 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1812, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1812, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1812, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
27 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli
19 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1812, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1812 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-10-19

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Son of John and Isabella Cooper of 'Wattle Gully' Maldon, Victoria

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