Francis Bernard COOPER

COOPER, Francis Bernard

Service Number: 3030
Enlisted: 1 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Divisional Signal Company
Born: Captain''s Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Linesman
Died: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW
Baptist area, Section LNE, Grave 25 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3030, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
27 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Training Battalion, From 35th Battalioin
18 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Signal Company, From 9th Training Battalion ex 35th Battalion
14 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3030, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Wounds to the arm and back
11 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3030, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph William Cooper and Emily Jane Cooper of Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal