Regimental number | 1425 |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 202 Gooer Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 114 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Grace Cooper, 202 Gooer Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 229), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Disembarked Egypt, 17 December 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis (no date); dangerously ill, 19 December 1915; died of disease, 3.15 pm, 20 December 1915 (meningitis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOPER Francis |