John Thomas Fornear COUPER

COUPER, John Thomas Fornear

Service Number: 2098
Enlisted: 18 December 1916, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labouer
Died: Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 18 December 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
RSL Walls, 106, Row A, Niche 010. Interred on 24 December 1975. Expries 2030. F.T. Elliott Funerals officiated
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World War 1 Service

18 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2098, Reinforcements WW1, Sydney, NSW
3 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Cavalry Regiment , From Camel Corps
3 Feb 1917: Involvement Private, 2098, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
3 Feb 1917: Embarked Private, 2098, Camel Corps, RMS Karmala, Sydney
3 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, From 2nd Camel Corps Regiment at Moascar
25 Dec 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, In the field
13 Jun 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, At Moascar
6 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2098, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Robert Fornear and Emily Couper of Gilie Street, Kurri Kurri, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 20 July 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 28 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c John married Kate Madden in Armidale, NSW