Walter John COOPER

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Service Number:	22177
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Auburn, South Australia, 15 January 1887
Home Town:	Koolunga, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Balaklava, South Australia, 16 January 1942, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 22177, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
20 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 22177, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 22177, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
6 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer)
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 22177
23 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 22177, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District

Son of William John Cooper and Matilda Amelia Cooper nee Hurdy of Koolunga, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 26 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 7 January 1922 Walter married Ada Buck at the residence of Rev. J.C. Scarborough, Auburn, SA

At the time of his death he was residing in Yurgo, SA