COOPER, Sir Walter Jackson
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Cheetham, Manchester, England, 23 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bedford Grammar School & Wyggeston, England |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1973, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left knee, later amputated. Transferred to England on 12 September 1916 | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), From 15th Battalion | |
| 31 Mar 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Captain Walter Jackson Cooper embarked with his wife and grandmother on the SS Ceramic from United Kingdom on 12 March 1920.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
On 3 June 1919 He was awarded the MBE, confirmation appears in London Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 7029, position 1 and Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
6 October 1919, page 1465, position 3
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1920 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking at Brisbane on 7 May 1920
Medals: MBE (Military), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Pollith Cooper and Sarah Cooper nee Jackson of Brickdale Street, James Road, Leicester, England
Husband of Louie Dorothy Marion Cooper nee Crick. Walter and Louie married during 1918c
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