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COOPER, Thomas Harman

Service Number:	5351
Enlisted:	5 November 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Majura, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Majura, Australian Capital Territory
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds - right side and penetrating the abdomen, 1st South African General Hospital, Abbeville, France, 29 May 1917
Cemetery:	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row A, Grave 17, Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queanbeyan District Methodist Church Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5351, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5351, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
22 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
21 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right side penetrating the abdomen

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph Cooper and Mary A. Cooper of Majura, ACT

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal