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COOPER, David Baker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1106 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 18 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | West Maitland Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1106, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1106, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 1106, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1106, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1106 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Ann COOPER of 8 Paul Street, West Maitland, NSW
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Reginald Hardy Cooper who was killed in action on 29 September 1918 while serving with the 30th Battalion and is bured in the Bellcourt British Cemetery. Plot 11, Row A, Grave 10
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