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COOPER, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1661 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Manly Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot V, Row O, Grave 2. Headstone inscription reads: Faithful until death, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1661, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 17 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1661, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1661, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cooper and Jane Cooper of Eustace Street, Manly, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal