Regimental number | 4303 |
Place of birth | Moama, New South Wales |
School | State School, Cummeroogimga Mission Station, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Cooper, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Soldier was half caste Aboriginal.' (details from father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 26), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Agnes COOPER, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 30 May 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 5 June 1916. Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Etaples, 19 June 1916 (hernia); transferred to England, 23 June 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 September 1916; taken on strength, 24th Bn, in the field, Belgium, 29 September 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 23 November 1916 (trench feet); discharged to duty, 26 November 1916, and rejoined Bn. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 November 1916 (acute cystitis), and transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; ; to Ambulance Train, 28 November 1916, and admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 29 November 1916 (inflammation of the bladder); transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 6 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 12 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 January 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOPER Daniel |