James COOPER

COOPER, James

Service Number: 2888
Enlisted: 19 December 1916, Enlisted at Menangle, NSW
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 14th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1874
Home Town: Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: State Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Shearer
Died: Malaria, 74th Casualty Clearing Station, Palestine, 7 November 1918
Cemetery: Beirut War Cemetery
Grave 354. Chaplain P.C. Hughes officiated. Headstone inscription reads: In this foreign grave lies my brother an Australian brave & true, Beirut War Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment Memorial Plaque
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World War 1 Service

19 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2888, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Menangle, NSW
21 Dec 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps
21 Dec 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, From Camel Corps
10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 2888, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 2888, Camel Corps, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne
1 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 14th Light Horse Regiment
7 Nov 1918: Involvement Trooper, 2888, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2888 awm_unit: 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-07

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Ralph Cooper and Catherine M. Cooper of Singleton, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Elizabeth Wedders nee Cooper of Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW. Also brother of Jack Cooper of Dungog, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal were issued to his brother William of Goonangoola, NSW