Cecil COOPER

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Service Numbers:	4400, W75837
Enlisted:	24 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bredon, Leicestshire, England, 7 April 1888
Home Town:	Harvey, Harvey, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster
Died:	Tammin, Western Australia, 18 September 1953, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Section ZD, Grave 0509
Memorials:	Harvey & Wokalup Roll Of Honour Board 1, Harvey Roll of Honor

24 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4400, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4400, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4400, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
2 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4400, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the forearm and shoulder
12 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4400, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

16 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W75837

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Son of Aarthur Thompson Cooper and Hannah Cooper nee Hollingworth of Harvey, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 29 September 1917 aboard HT Servic as wounded

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Eleanor (Nellie) Selina Cooper nee Piggott. Cecil and Eleanor were married during 1918c in Perth, WA