COOPER, Francis
Service Number: | 1425 |
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Enlisted: | 12 April 1915 |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Bowden, South Australia, 21 February 1890 |
Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Meningitis, Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, 20 December 1915, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 229, |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1425, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1425, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1425, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1425 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Cooper and Sarah Jane Cooper nee Singer of Bowden, SA
Husband of Grace Darling Cooper nee Worley of Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA. Francis and Grace were married on 7 May 1910 at the residence of Mr. Leak of Goodwood, SA. Father of Thelma Florence Cooper, George Francis Clifton Cooper and Dorothy Grace Cooper
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal