Norman Henry COOPER

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Service Number:	3718
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Tatyoon, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling:	Greenvale College & Ararat High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery:	H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France Plot 1, Row A, Grave 4. Headstone inscription reads: Loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Cooper of Tatyoon Peace perfect peace, HAC Cemetery, Ecoust St Mein, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Swan, Caversham, Beechboro Honour Roll

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3718, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3718, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3718, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir. From 14th Battalion
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , At Tel-el-Kebir with the rank of Gunner. From 46th Battalion
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 12th Field Artillery Brigade
7 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3718, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Remained on duty
25 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 24th Field Artillery Brigade
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 3718, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3718 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Son of Matthew Cooper and Eleanor Cooper nee Clarke of 'Merivale', Tatyoon, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Matthew Cooper and Eleanor Cooper nee Clarke of 'Merivale', Tatyoon, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William Henry Cooper and Charlotte Ann Cooper nee Fitch of Burnley, Victoria

Husband of Evelyn Hilda May Cooper nee Essex of Armedle Street, Fremantle, WA. Norman and Evelyn married during 1914c in Fremantle

Commenced return to Australia on 28 August 1919 HT Kanowna disembarking on15 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal