James COOPER

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Service Number:	4385
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1885
Home Town:	Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Builder
Memorials:	Ringwood District Roll of Honour WW1

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4385, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4385, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4385, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
14 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4385, 24th Infantry Battalion
21 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, In England
15 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
16 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4385, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Henry William Cooper and Teresa Margaret Cooper nee Watson of Richmond, Victoria

Husband of Margaret Ellen Cooper of Rutland Road, Box Hill, Victoria later of Station Street, Camberwell, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 2 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1954 James was residing Oleander Parade, Caringbah, NSW