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COOPER, George James Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 997 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 17 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 997, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 997, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 997, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Cooper and Mary J. Cooper of Kogorah Road, Kogarah, NSW. Brother of Ellison D. Cooper of Sanoai Avenue, Sandringham, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal