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Francis William COOPER

Regimental number1427
Place of birth55 Wornington Road, London, England
SchoolLCC, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Address33 Wornington Road, North Kensington, London, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Cooper, 33 Wornington Road, North Kensington, London, England
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 5), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth COOPER, 33 Worthington Road, North Kensington, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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