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COOPER, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 15728 , 15728 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 17 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Casemaker |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 11 September 1940, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 15728 , 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15728, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15728, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 24 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 15728 , 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to myalgia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Dyson Cooper and Bridget Cooper nee Francis of Walker Street, Bundaberg, QLD
Husband of Estelle Cooper nee Gray of 'Jesmond', Ipswich Road, Brisbane South, QLD. John and Estelle married on 25 May 1911 in QLD. Father of Stanley Richard Cooper
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 12 April 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal