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COOPER, Harry George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4302 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Clent, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cardiff, Wales, 29 January 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4302, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4302, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4302, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4302, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4302, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From 6th Tunnelling company | |
| 25 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4302, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged in England |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of as George Henry Cooper of Clent, Stroubride, Worcestshire, England.
Related to Charles Cooper who returned to Australia having served with the 6th Tunnelling Company
Husband of Linda Alice Cooper nee Wilson of Flora Street, Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales. Harry and Linda were married on 28 December 1918 in the Church of St. Paul, Cardiff, Wales. Registrar David Weatherill officiated
Medals: British War Medals, Victory Medals