Charles Edward COOPER

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Service Numbers:	3486, 6739
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 1874
Home Town:	Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tailor
Memorials:	Narrandera WW1 War Memorial

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3486, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3486, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3486, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 23 Battalion and appointed the rank of Driver when taken on strength
1 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6739, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6739, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6739, 7th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney
28 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From the 7th Battalion in England
19 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3486, 59th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty
10 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6739, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Caroline Ann Cooper of Larmer Street, Narrandera, NSW

Served his Tailors' apprenticeship with J. Marshall of Narrandera, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Elsie Pearl Cooper nee Shalless of Highbury Grove, Prahran, Victoria. Charles and Elsie married during 1915c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanha disembarking on the 23 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal