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COOPER, Augustus William Wright
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1205 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, 26 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barmedman, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1991, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Wyalong General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Barmedman War Memorial, Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1205, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 4 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, From Light Trench Mortar Batteries re-enforcements, appointed Gunner when taken on strength | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1205, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1205, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1205, 13th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left side of his face. Invalided to England on 4 May 1917 | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1205, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Cooper and Sarah Alice Cooper nee Doyle of 'Woodlands', Barmedman, NSW. Brother of Mary Evelyn Cooper, Albert Linton Cooper, Beatrice Margaret Cooper, Robert Hewitson Cooper and Stanley James Cooper
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 31 December 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Hilary Emmaline Cooper nee Petitt
In April 1952 he was living in Grenfell Street, West Wylong, NSW