COOPER, Leonard
| Service Numbers: | 3394, N282006 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1917, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Education Service |
| Born: | Hanley, Staffordshire, England, 8 January 1901 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmiths Striker |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 July 1975, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3394, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3394, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3394, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3394, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), N282006, Paddington, Sydney | |
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| 3 Dec 1947: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, N282006, Australian Army Education Service, Last Unit - Directorate of Army Education Australian Head Quarters |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leonard COOPER was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England on 8th January, 1901
His parents were Sydney Featherstone COOPER & Mary Ellen HIGGINBOTHAM
He first enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on 12th December, 1916 & tried again on 11th January, 1917 - he embarked from Melbourne with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 28th reinforcements on the HMAT Port Lincoln on 22nd June 1917
Leonard returned to Australia on the ship Ulysses on 15th February, 1918 and was discharged as medically unfit due to epilepsy on 26th April, 1918
He married Angelina Georgina Isobel ELTRINGHAM on 3rd May, 1922 in Queenstown, Tasmania
He enlisted to serve in WW2 in the Army (SN N282006) on 29th October, 1941 and was discharged on 3rd December, 1947 - his last rank & unit were Corporal with the Directorate of Army Education, Australian Head Quarters
Leonard died in Sydney on 5th July, 1974 (late of Merrylands) and was cremated at Rookwood Crematorium in Sydney
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His brother Sydney Featherstone COOPER was Killed in Action on 26th May, 1917 (SN 3576)
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