Thomas Matthews COOPER

COOPER, Thomas Matthews

Service Number: 4465
Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, 1894
Home Town: Korumburra, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling: Higher Grade School, Wolverhampton, England
Occupation: Labourer / Steel Worker
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria
28 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 20 years. Address at the time of enlister was C/- Victoria Street, Ballarat, Victoria

Next of kin given as his brother Frederick Cooper of Liscombe Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal