Son of Henry and Alice Cooper, of 50, Buninyong St., Yarraville, Victoria.
Brother: 3629 Pte Richard William COOPER, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
Regimental number 3482
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Mother, Alice Cooper, 50 Buninyong Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Father, H Cooper, 50 Buninyong Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Enlistment date 13 July 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to, and proceeded to 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
Admitted to No 4 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 30 March 1916, and transferred to No 1 Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, the same day (sore feet); to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 31 March 1916; discharged and rejoined unit, 1 April 1916.
Transferred to 59th Bn, 19 May 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal