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Henry William COOPER

Regimental number2610
Place of birthSouth Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
SchoolChurch School, Lymington, Hampshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip steward
Addressc/o Edward Albert, Shersby, Lower Terrace Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, William Henry Cooper, 2 Carlos Place, Grosvenor Square, London, England, SW
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1916
Place of death or woundingVimy, Armentieres, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 19), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr W.H. and Mrs H.W. COOPER, 2 Carlos Place, Grosvenor Square, London. Native of Kensington, London

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