Thomas Matthew COOPER

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Service Number:	4465
Enlisted:	24 July 1915, Melbourne, 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, 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

24 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4465, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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