Regimental number | 379 |
Place of birth | Windgates Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland |
Place of birth | Delgany, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
School | National School, Bray, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Richard Cooling, Wyngate Brae, Co Wicklow, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 22), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sarah COOLING. Native of Windgate, Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 25-30 April 1915; admitted to Kasr El Aini Hospital, Cairo, 1 May 1915. Discharged to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 24 May 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 13 July 1915. Reported missing in action, 7-14 August 1915; subsequently reported killed in action, 6-9 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOLING John |