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COOPER, William Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 533 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Derwent Park, Tasmania, Australia, 1 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Derwent Park, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, 1 May 1931, aged 36 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 533, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 533, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 533, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 533, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 533, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Phihisis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cooper of Derwent Park, Tasmania.
Brother of E.J. Cooper of Highett Street, Richmond, Victoria and Daniel Bernard Cooper who was killed in action at Strazeele while serving with the 12th Battalion and was buried in the Borre British Cemetery. Plot 1, Row D, Grave 16
Commenced return to Australia 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides
Medal: British War Medal