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COOPER, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3282 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Market Gardener |
| Died: | Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia, 12 April 1962, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3, Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall G, Niche 6. Cremation Service held on 16 April 1961 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3282, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3282, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3282, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , At Tel-el-Kebir from14th Battalion and posted to Base Details | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 12th Field Artillery Brigade. | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3282, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3282, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Reginald Cooper. Son of Norman Richard Cooper and Wilhelmina Augusta Cooper nee Warmbrum of Murrumbeena, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Reginald married Dora Myrtle Payne in Victoria