| Regimental number | 3576 |
| Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Gormanston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.2 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S F Cooper, Gormanston, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in the Cadets; 1 year in the 91st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gormanston, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row E, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sydney and Mary COOPER, Gormanston, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 12 December 1917 (mumps); discharged from hospital, 18 December 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; taken on strength, 40th Bn, in the field, 21 April 1918. Killed in action, 26 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COOPER Sydney Featherstone |
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