Leslie COUPER

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Service Numbers:	837, 2816, 2962
Enlisted:	20 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Australian Army Service Corps Company
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Kensington, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Turner
Died:	Brighton, Victoria, 9 August 1931, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria Cemetery location given as 10A, EM, O. Interred on 10 August 1931
Memorials:	Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor, Magill Honour Board

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 837, 1st Divisional Train, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 837, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 837, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Medic, Adelaide
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 837, 4th Australian Army Service Corps Company, Return to Australia
30 Oct 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 837, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged (first time) at the 4th Military District as medically unfit
21 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment
27 Dec 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2962, 4th Australian Army Service Corps Company, Admitted to No 14 General Hospital
30 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver

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Son of John Couper and Emma Jane Couper nee Parkison of Melville Street, Brunswick, Vistoria formerly of Magill Road, Kensington, SA

Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 29 August 1915 aboard SS Euripides disembarking on 28 October 1915

Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking at Melbourne on 5 February 1919

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