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COOPER, George Boon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 246 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1915, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Northam, Western Australia, 17 January 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan area, Section FC, Grave 0371 |
| Memorials: | Northam Memorial Hospital |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 246, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 246, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to England | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 246, 28th Commonwealth Independent Brigade Group, Second occasion | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 15 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry James Cooper and Clara Ellen Cooper nee Jeffery of Lockyen Avenue, Northam, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 17 October 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c George married Eva M. Ashman in Northam, WA