Roy COOPER

COOPER, Roy

Service Numbers: 1070, 4889
Enlisted: 24 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 3rd Divisional Signal Company
Born: Kensington, South Australia, 12 June 1894
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cycle Mechanic
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 19 December 1965, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Kendrew Oval; Row No. 24; Site No. 25 (Grant Expires: 31/12/2032)
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World War 1 Service

24 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
24 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1070, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4889, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4889, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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13 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4889, 3rd Divisional Signal Company
8 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown: Wounded 4889, 2nd Divisional Signal Company
Date unknown: Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

**** Note:  Roy Cooper - AIF changed service #1070 to #4889 ****

Born  Roy Frederick COOPER,  12 June 1894 at Kensington, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842-1906 Book: 544 Page: 362 District: Nor.)

Father Joseph COOPER  (b. 1865 Woolich, England -
(his father & Roy's paternal grandfather - William Thomas COOPER)

14/3/1908  married - Joseph Cooper (43 yrs) and Jessie Phillips (39 years)
                                in St Luke Rectory, Adelaide, SA

Mother Jessie Cooper  (nee PHILLIPS) - (b. 1869
(her father & Roy's maternal grandfather  James PHILLIPS)

The family lived at 13 Frederick Place, off Sturt Street, Adelaide, SA.
7/5/1921    family moved to 61 Weigall Avenue, Wayville West, SA.

Children
Adelaide Maud COOPER     b: 28 Jul 1889 in Adelaide, SA
Herbert Alfred COOPER     b: 16 Dec 1891 in Norwood, SA
Roy Frederick COOPER      b: 12 Jun 1894 in Kensington, SA
William George COOPER    b: 12 Feb 1897 in Adelaide, SA
Harold Robert COOPER      b: 18 Aug 1900 in Adelaide, SA
Doris Gertrude COOPER    b: 1 Jun 1903 in Adelaide, SA
Emily Florence COOPER    b: 13 Sep 1905 in Adelaide, SA

 

Next of kin in service:
Father      1862 Private  Joseph Cooper
                Described as 43 years 6 months old; married; 4 children; 5' 1 3/4" tall;
                fair complexion; blue eyes; hair turning grey; Church of England.
                16/8/1915     enlisted in Adelaide, SA (completed full training)
                11/1/1916     embarked Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Borda
                                    a Private with the 32nd Battalion
                                   - carried on in Egypt for a month, until legs became strained
                                   - placed on light duties & continued light duties until return
                17/10/1916   returned to Australia on board HT Ajana
                 5/1/1917      discharged from service

Described on enlisting as 20 years 9 months old; single; 5' 5 3/4" tall; 130 lbs;
healthy complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair; Church of England.

24/4/1915        enlisted at Keswick, South Australia (under service #1070)

27/4/1915        Commanding Officer appointed Roy to D Company, Base Infantry
                       at Mitcham Camp

31/5/1915        embarked (under service #4889)
                       from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Geelong A2
                       as a Private with D Company, 27th Infantry Battalion, 7th Intantry Brigade

1/6/1915          transferred to 27th Battalion (from reinforcements)

13/8/1915        transferred to 3rd Australian Divisional Signal Company
                       mustered as a Driver

30/8/1915        proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Alexandria

 

16/3/1916         proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces
                        embarked on board  HMAT A32 Themistocles
31/3/1916         disembarked into Marseilles, France

1/3/1918           transferred to Australia Corps Signal Company, Belgium

9/3/1918           taken on strength into Australia Corps Signal Company, France

3/8/1918           to UK on leave
20/8/1918         returned to unit from leave, in Belgium

 

2/2/1919           marched out for return to Australia, ex Belgium

6/2/1919            suffering from 'influenza', France
14/2/1919          Pneumonia - admitted to 40th Stationary Hospital

27/2/1919          transfer to England
28/2/1919          admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Espsom, England

24/3/1919          discharged and granted furlo (leave)
7/4/1919            marched out to 2nd Training Brigade, Codford           

27/4/1919          embarked on board HT Runic
30/4/1919          disembarked into London, England

3/5/1919           returned to Australia on board HT Runic, ex London, England
10/6/1919         disembarked into Australia 

8/8/1919            discharged from service in AIF

Medals:
1914/15 Star (4694);  British War medal (4777) and Victory medal (4737)

 

Married:            Eileen Cooper (nee ______)
Children:           Les, Ken and Malcolm Cooper 

 

19/12/1965      Roy passed away in Adelaide, SA
buried in:         West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA
                       AIF Section; Kendrew Oval; Row No. 24; Site No. 25
                       (Grant Expires: 31/12/2032)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.   17/6/2015.  Lest we forget.

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