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COOPER, Leonard Russell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 351, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | New York USA, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Inspector |
| Died: | Drowned at sea - HT "Marquette", 23 October 1915, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mikra British Cemetery and Mikra Memorial MIKRA MEMORIAL Greece |
| Memorials: | Young M.U.I.O.O.F. Loyal Burrangong Lodge No 26 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 351, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 351, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 351, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 351, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged from AIF for temporary commission to the Imperial Army | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged to accept Commission in British Army | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
On the 23 October 1915, the Marquette, an Allied transport ship, was hit by a torpedo fired by a German submarine, and sank in the Aegean Sea, with a great loss of life