William James COOPER

COOPER, William James

Service Number: 90
Enlisted: 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1889
Home Town: Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1934, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
Plot 10, Row 43, Grave 21
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World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 90, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
31 Dec 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Mining Corps
13 Jan 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Mining Corps
20 Feb 1916: Embarked Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916: Embarked Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916: Involvement Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916: Involvement Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
12 Oct 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, Mining Corps, Remained on duty
24 Dec 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
17 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Second occasion. Shell wound to the right leg
5 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 90, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Norman Cooper and Harriet Cooper of Campbell Street, Rockhampton, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 14 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward Travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal