Regimental number | 2744 |
Place of birth | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
School | West Leichhardt Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Builder and contractor |
Address | Comboyne, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Charles Cooper, 'Kimberworth', Coventry Road, Homebush, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 7th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Arthur Charles COOPER, 'Kimberworth', Coventry Road, Homebush, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1884 Lance Corporal George Oswald BLACKETT MM, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919; 3971 Lance Corporal Arthur WOODHEAD DCM, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 29 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOPER Arthur Noel |