COOPER, Harry
| Service Numbers: | 3706, 4988 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plate Layer |
| Died: | 6 December 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3706, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4988, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3706, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3706, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4988, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 4988, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 7th Battalion | |
| 19 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4988, Shell wound to the right hand. Embarked HS Brighton for England from Boulogne | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3706, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 34th Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4988, 34th Infantry Battalion, Had been Corporal but his rank was reverted at his request. Invalided to England on 3 September 1918. wound to the arm | |
| 5 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4988, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding | |
| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3706, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London. Unit demobilised |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Pearl Cooper of Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, NSW later of King Street, Tempe, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 (as wounded) aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 6 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob Cooper of Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
Husband of Lena Cooper nee Heller of Calveston Crescent, Dalston, England. Harris and Lena were married on 31 January 1919 in the Hackney Registry Office, Hackney, London. Registrar Sidney F. Snewin officiated
In February 1925 Harry was residing in Marshal Street, Jeppestown, South Africa