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John Ashley COOPER

Regimental number1689
Place of birthYork England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressReids Creek, Gayndah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinBrother, Walter Cooper, Reids Creek, Gayndah, Queensland
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3392 Pte Walter COOPER, 49th Bn, died of wounds, 11 October 1917.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death2 April 1954

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