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COOPER, Vessey Seymour
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1911 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourers Agent |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 17 April 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Interred on 18 April 1942. Anglican area FM, Row DDD, Grave 742 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1911, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1911, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to loose cartilage in the right knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Cooper and Marianne Cooper of Toorak, Victoria
Husband of Ethel May Cooper nee Moore of Brown Street, Paddington, NSW. Vessey and Ethel married during 1896c in Victoria. Father of Darrell Seymour Cooper who return to Australia during 1918 having served with the 20th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1916 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 13 March 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal