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COOPER, Henry Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1917 |
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Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Willow Grove, Moe, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Moe, Latrobe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 12 June 1989, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1917, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1917, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Melbourne | |
1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
20 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
4 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Field Artillery Brigade. Holding rank of Driver but Acting Bombardier | |
19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1917, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District with the rank of Acting Bombardier |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Albert Cooper and Sarah Cooper hee Webb of 'Hill End', Moe, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 19 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 27 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Henry married Margaret Irene Ewert in Victoria