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COOPER, Harry Edward James

Other Name:	Cooper, Harry Edward - Service Records
Service Number:	3067
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, 1889
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Wenkaston Council School, England
Occupation:	Hotel Porter / Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3067, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3067, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3067, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3067, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3067, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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