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COOPER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1805 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 18 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Charlestown, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 16 September 1970, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremataion Walls E G W 12/3 H/44 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1805, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1805, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1805, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1805, 34th Infantry Battalion, Slight wound to the head caused by a pick. Invalided to England on 20 April 1918 | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1805, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Harold Cooper and Susannah Lear Cooper of Lambton Road, Charlestown, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on the 5 September 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal