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COOPER, Edward Martin Rocke
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50033 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Machine Gun Companies and Battalions |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1899 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1967, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Brind area, Wall Q, Niche 009. Cremation service held on 6 October 1967 and ashes held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50033, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50033, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50033, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From re-inforcements | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50033, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Cooper and Ellen Cooper nee Rooke of 'Aberdeen', Capel Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on the 17 July 1919
Medal: British War Medal
During 1924c Edward married Nellie Phyllis Gayleard in Victoria