Reginald Vincent COOPER

COOPER, Reginald Vincent

    Service Number: 4754
    Enlisted: 2 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Luton, England, 1895
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Commercial Traveller
    Died: 12 April 1949, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    7 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    7 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    31 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, In France
    15 Dec 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
    16 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, AIF Depot, From 8th Battalion
    21 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps , From Base Depot. At Tidsworth
    11 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4754, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London as medically unfit due to Otitis. Date of reverting to Private and rejoining 8th Battalion is unclear

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Herbert William Cooper of Balmoral Road, Leyton, England

    At the time of enlistment Reginald was employed with the Commonwealth Savings Bank, Melbourne, Victoria

    On 25 December 1918 Reginald married Frances Alice Quatermace in the Leyton Parish Church, Leyton, England. Canon Thornton Duesbrie officiated

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