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COOPER, Gervas Elliston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1334 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Memorials: | Blackburn Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1334, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1334, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1334, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1334, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the chest. Transferred to HS Sicilia | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF), On detachment from 3rd Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1334, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1334, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District. From detachment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Gerrvas Cooper of Broadhurst Gardens, Hampstead, England
Between 2 April 1919 and 28 July 1919 he studied Commercial Ar & Signwriting in the London School of Art, Stratford Stiudio, Stratford Road, Kensington, London, England
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In May 1943 he was residing in Murray Street, Caulfield, Victoria