Frank Enoc COOPER

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Service Number:	1372
Enlisted:	26 October 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Heywood, England, 1891
Home Town:	Morphettville, Marion, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 16 March 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Grave reclaimed. Previously Section A, Row E, Grave 2634. Grant expired in 1994
Memorials:

26 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
18 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
13 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
18 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wounds to the back and buttocks. Invalided to England on 20 April 1917 aboard HS Antrim
4 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to deafness
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Son of Henry Cooper and Annie Cooper of Mine Street, Heywood, Lancashire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla

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

On 17 March 1923 Frank married Bertha Smith in the Brighton Meethodist Manse, SA

In 1927 he was residing in Homer Street, Black Forest, SA and at the time of his deaf he was living in Edwardstown. SA