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Albert John COOPER

Regimental number1812
Place of birthMaldon, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWattle Gully, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, J Cooper, Wattle Gully, Victoria
Enlistment date8 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 October 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 13), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria. Inscription beneath memorial window depicting St George reads: 'Pro Deo et Patria 1914 1919'. Parents: John and Isabella COOPER, Wattle Gully, Maldon, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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