Frederick James COOPER

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COOPER, Frederick James

Service Numbers:	2170, 2390
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne under his correct name of Frederick Donald Kelly but did not embark
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Larbourer
Died:	Preston, Victoria, Australia, May 1926, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Baptist area B, Grave 154. Interred on the 1 June 1926
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2170, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne under his correct name of Frederick Donald Kelly but did not embark
26 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2390, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2390, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
27 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thigh and groin. Embarked HS Warilda for England on 113 April 1917
18 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Real name said to be Frederick Donald Kelly service number 2170 but served as Frederick James Cooper.

When re-enlisting in 1916 he gave his name as Frederick James Cooper and his mother as Alice Cooper of Fergie Street, Fitzroy North, Victoria

Son of Donald Charles Kelly and Clara Kelly nee Leach of McKean Road, Fitzroy North, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 24 September 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919c Frederick married Elizabeth Meyer in Victoria

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