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COOPER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2136 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Wangaratta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2136, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2136, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James William Cooper and Elizabeth Ellen Cooper nee Bott of Park Crescent, Wangaratta, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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