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COOPER, Wilfred Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX3759 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 26 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Tamahoko Maru), East China Sea, Pacific Ocean, 24 June 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Launceston 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion Honour Roll, Sheffield War Memorial, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX3759 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX3759, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 May 1942: | Imprisoned Presumed dead while a POW of the Japanese. Troop ship sunk near Nagasaki, Japan. |
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