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COOPER, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 277 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Port Pirie, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Port Pirie, SA | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 277, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, From 8th Machine Gun Company and went illegally asent | |
| 1 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 277, 5th Machine Gun Company, Discharged due to being classed as an illegal absentee from 21 August 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Lily Cooper of Thistle Street, South Side, Glasgow, Scotland
Not eligible for medals