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COOPER, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4222 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1917, Enlisted at Bondi Junction, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rigger |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4222, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Bondi Junction, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 4222, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 4222, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4222, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged for being illegally absent from the AIF from 2 October 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as Mrs L. Marks of 'Orontes', Queens Park, Sydney, NSW
2 October 1917 - AWOL from AIF UK Depot
29 November 1917 - declared illegally absent
31 March 1921 he applied for repatriation to Australia having been discharged in England in 1920 but free passage was refused. Later he was granted free passage due to him serving in the Navy where he reached the rank of Cheif Petty Officer
Medals: not eligible for medal having been classed as an illegal absentee from the AIF.