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George COOPER

Regimental number5360
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
SchoolState School, Murphys Creek, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressWalloon PO, Walloon, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Cooper, Walloon, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death22
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 24), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Served as COOPER, GEORGE true name COOPER, WILLIAM GEORGE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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