Reginald Vincent COOPER

COOPER, Reginald Vincent

Service Number: 4754
Enlisted: 2 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, 1895
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Commercial Traveller
Died: Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
7 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
31 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, In France
15 Dec 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
16 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion -- HQ -- Havre, France
21 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps , From Base Depot. At Tidsworth
11 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharge from service -- Medically Unfit -- Otitis -- London, England

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Herbert William Cooper of Balmoral Road, Leyton, England

At the time of enlistment Reginald was employed with the Commonwealth Savings Bank, Melbourne, Victoria

On 25 December 1918 Reginald married Frances Alice Quatermace in the Leyton Parish Church, Leyton, England. Canon Thornton Duesbrie officiated