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COOPER, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 811, 811 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at sea. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Castle Donnington, Leicestshire, England, 16 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Yagoona, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1940, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 811, Mining Corps, Enlisted at sea. | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Mining Corps | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 811, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 811, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 811, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 811, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Division Supply Column , From 2nd Tunnelling Company | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Motor Transport Company, From 2nd Divisional Supply Company | |
| 31 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 811, 2nd Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment his residential address was Hardy Street, Mascot, NSW
Son of Robert Cooper and Charlotte Cooper nee Boot of Cross Street, Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 7 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Louisa C. Cooper nee Monaghan of NSW. Charles and Louisa married during 1920c in Liverpool, NSW