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COOPER, Arthur William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3381 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1917, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Brown's Wood, United States of America, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Nedlands, Western Australia, 10 October 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Section ZC, Grave 198 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3381, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement 3381, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked 3381, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 24 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3381, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Frederick Cooper and Emma Cooper of Brown's Wood, USA
Served his apprenticeship with Thomas Hudson of Pittsburg, USA
Husband of Irene Gladys Cooper nee Gray of Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, NSW formerly of Mackie Street, Victoria Park, WA. Arthur and Irene married in Perth on 29 January 1916
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard Kaiser-i-Hind disembarking on 9 June 1919
Medal: British War Medal