Henry Albert COOPER

COOPER, Henry Albert

Service Number: 1917
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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World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
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

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Biography 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