William Robert COOPER

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Service Number:	1733
Enlisted:	12 June 1917, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal Mechanic
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Mont Albert North, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Fitzroy South, Victoria, Australia, 7 September 1927, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row NS, Grave 0544 Family grave includes both parents and his sister Florence
Memorials:

12 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 1733, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
16 Jun 1917:	Involvement 1733, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1917:	Embarked 1733, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Beltana, Sydney
1 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
7 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
2 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal Mechanic, 1733, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Henry Cooper and Elizabeth Cooper nee Lowe of Clifton Hill, Victoria

Next of kin given as his sister Florence Cooper of Nelson Street, Mont Albert, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1918 aboard HS Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918.

Assigned to duty at the Central Flying School

Medal: British War Medal