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COOPER, William Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5480 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5480, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5480, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5480, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 9 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5480, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Annie Cooper of Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie, WA. Father of Dorothy Cooper, Arthur Cooper and Peggy Cooper
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 22 December 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal