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James COOPER

Regimental number5679
Place of birthFoxholes Row, Methley, nr Leeds, England
SchoolScholey Hill Council School, Methley nr Leeds, England
Age on arrival in Australia28
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDecorator
Address28 Harrington Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Mr. T.R. Cooper, Methley, near Leeds, England
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Rollth Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death34.7
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialMethley (St. Oswald) Churchyard (Near War Memorial)
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Richard and Mary COOPER, Foxholdes, Methley
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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