Regimental number | 5800 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Proserpine, North Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Proserpine, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Cooper, Proserpine, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Near Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 1), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Mary Elizabeth COOPER, Prosperpine, Queensland |
Other details |
Name recorded as Joseph on embarkation and cemetery records; and John on attestation paper. Stated age on enlistment as 24 years, 7 months: true age 17 years. |