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COOPER, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5528 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 301st Company Mechancial Transport |
| Born: | Westminster, London, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Warrimoo, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5528, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5528, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5528, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5528, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry A. Cooper and Rachel Acca Cooper nee Nash of London, England.
Husband of Louise Cooper nee Wood of Grafton Street, Woollahra, NSW. Father of Dulcie Elaine Cooper, Shirley Gordon Cooper, William Ashely Cooper and Margaret Sydney Cooper
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1916 aboard HT Clan McGillvray disembarking on 14 August 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal