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COOPER, Adde Andress Matiess John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5002, V372032 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Cutter |
| Died: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 6 November 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Chiltern Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5002, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5002, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5002, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 20 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5002, 21st Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left forearm | |
| 3 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and endurance as stretcher bearer near Longatte collecting wounded and carrying them a considerable distance under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. London Gazette on 11 May 1917, page 4601, position 9 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 August 1917, page 1828, position 38 | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5002, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 4 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V372032, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 31 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V372032, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cooper and Enge N. Cooper nee Matzen of Chiltern, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 12 February 1918
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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