Oswald Vincent COOPER

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Service Number:	2292
Enlisted:	30 March 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Army Pay Corps (AIF)
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, February 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Roman Catholic, Section M2, Row 46, Grave 4172
Memorials:	Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll

30 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2292, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
17 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2292, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2292, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
5 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion, In England
16 Oct 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), From 33rd Battalion. Later reverted to Corporal
2 Jan 1920:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, While on detachment with the Administrative Headquarters
2 Mar 1921:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2292, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Albert Cooper and Annie Mary Cooper of Albury, NSW

Husband of Rubina Cooper nee MacCulloch of Regent Street, Paddington, NSW. Oswald and Rubina were married during 1910c at Paddington, NSW

At the time of enlistment he was employed by the Australian Bank in Inverells, NSW

On 4 December 1920 he commenced return to Australia oboard HT Bahia Castillo disembarking on 15 Febraury 1921

Medal: British War Medal