Regimental number | 38 |
Place of birth | Colombo, Ceylon |
School | Highgate, West London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bruce Rock, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, W J Cooper, 2 Madina Terrace, Babbacomb, Torquay, Devon, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. W. and Mrs. H. COOPER, "St. Nicholas", Cary Avenue, Babbacombe, Torquay, England. Native of Colombo, Ceylon |