Regimental number | 6729 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Francis, South Australia |
School | Francis Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Francis, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W Cooper, Second Street, Francis, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cerisy, France |
Age at death | 21.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 36), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary COOPER, Frances, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Trooper W.S. Cooper, 3rd Light Horse, died of illness. |
Other details |
Son of William Sebastian and Mary Matilda Cooper Married Mary Anna on 12 January 1916 at Newtown, Sydney |