Regimental number | 30460 |
Place of birth | Reigate, England |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Hopes Hill, Lake Side Battery, Southern Cross, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Ew, Mrs E Cooper, Hopes Hill, Lake Side Battery, Southern Cross, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served 12 years in the Royal Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hazebrouck, France |
Age at death | 38 |
Place of burial | Borre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gordon and Mary COOPER; husband of Edith COOPER, King George's Hostel, Katanning, Western Australia. Native of England |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |