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COOPER, Clement Charlesworth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 529 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Dry Creek, South Australia, 22 June 1880 |
| Home Town: | Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 19 October 1961, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Augusta Carlton Parade Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 529, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 529, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 529, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, From 27th Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 529, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Gassed. | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 529, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Second occasion. Chest wound | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 529, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Alfred Cooper and Louisa Cooper nee Ford of Milang, SA.
On 21 April 1915 Clement married Ada Melrose King at the residence of Rev. E.G. Whittle of Prospect, SA
Brother of Harold Frank Cooper who returned to Australia on 27 June 1916 having served with the 27th Battalion, Leslie Charles Cooper and George Alfred Cooper
Returned to Australia 9 May 1919 aboard HT Ulysses
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal