Bert COOPER

COOPER, Bert

Service Number: 306
Enlisted: 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Thanes Creek, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland
Presbyterian area 6, Row 1, Grave 15
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 306, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
24 Sep 1914: Involvement Private, 306, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked Private, 306, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
29 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps, From 2nd Light Horse Regiment
1 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Camel Corps
11 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From Camel Corp(Transport)

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Also known as Bertie Cooper

Son of Richard Cross Cooper and Elizabeth Anne Cooper nee Skewes of Thanes Creek, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal