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COOPER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 246 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Enlisted at Guilford, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Greenough, Western Australia, 28 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Nabawa, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Nabawa State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 10 January 1968, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nabawa Cemetery, Western |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 246, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Guilford, WA | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 246, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 246, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 14 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 246, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Cooper and Emily Jane Cooper nee Gray of Nabawah, WA
Involved in the engagements at Quinn's Post and Hill 60 at Gallipoli
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1916 aboard HT Argyllshire arriving at Fremantle on 23 March 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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