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COOPER, Thomas Matthews
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4465 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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