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COUPER, Leslie John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6029 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital Attendant |
| Died: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 26 March 1962, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Anglican area. Section 13, Grave 5218 Headstone inscription reads: So mote it be |
| Memorials: | Morisset Mental Hospital AIF Honour Roll, Parramatta Superior Public School Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6029, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 6029, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 6029, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF | |
| 22 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6029, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District for family reasons |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Couper and Eliza Couper nee Empson of Robertson, NSW
Husband of Linda Rose Couper nee Bratby of George Street, Parramatta, NSW
Returned to Australia on 14 November 1917 aboard HT Ulysses at Melbourne for onward travel overland as nursing staff
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal