COOPER, Stuart Alexander
| Service Number: | 1858 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 27 April 1948 |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England area R, Row 21, Grave 4. Service held of 27 April 1948 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1858, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1858, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1858, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1858, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field ANZAC from 4th Reinforcement’s Australia | |
| 27 May 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), Transferred to No1 Stationary Hospital Lemnos Island - VD | |
| 8 Jun 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Admitted Detention / Isolation Hospital Abbassia MEF | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1858, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, RTA 3MD Melbourne to Broadmeadows Camp Victoria transferred to Langwarrin Camp for convalescence and treatment Recommendation for Discharge AIF | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1858, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1858, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit // Medal Review Board Medals restored 23rd August 1923 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Record on the NAA website is under the name of Stuart Cooper: - https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3414080
Son of Henry John Cooper and Alice Eliza Cooper nee Vigers of Buninyong Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1915 aboard HT Ballarat for discharged due to VD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Residence Yarraville (1915-1918) Williamstown (1923) Victoria.
Service Record / Medical,File has member RTA 1915.
WW1 Nominal Roll has member RTA 5th July 1918 ( Discrepancy)
Medals Initally Cancelled/ Withdrawn in 1920/ However were restored under review on the 23rd of August 1923.