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COOPER, Athol Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2204 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Peak Hill, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic area, Section FM, Row 29K, Grave 203 |
| Memorials: | Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2204, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2204, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2204, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2204, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the leg and abdomen. Invalided to England on 6 November 1919 | |
| 12 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2204, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Name on NAA site spelt Athel Joseph Cooper
Son of Ernest James Cooper and Alice Edith Cooper of Peak Hill, NSW later of Cowra, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 13 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Athol married Eileen E. Peircy in Balmain, NSW