Regimental number | 3394 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith's striker |
Address | Burnie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Sydney Featherstone Cooper, Gormanston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3576 Pte Sydney Featherstone COOPER, 40th Bn, killed in action, 26 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked from Melbourne, 22 June 1917; disembarked Suez, 6 August 1917. Admitted sick to hospital. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board 'Ulysses', 15 February 1918. Discharged (medically unfit: illness, not due to misconduct), 26 April 1918. Total war service: 1 year 108 days (of which 268 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as N282006 (Corporal, Painter Instructor), Directorate of Army Education, 29 October 1941-3 December 1947. ~ |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 74 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |