| Regimental number | 5800 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Proserpine, North Queensland |
| School | State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Proserpine, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Cooper, Proserpine, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Near Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 1), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Mary Elizabeth COOPER, Prosperpine, Queensland |
| Other details |
Name recorded as Joseph on embarkation and cemetery records; and John on attestation paper. Stated age on enlistment as 24 years, 7 months: true age 17 years. |