Regimental number 3067
School Wenkaston Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia 24
Religion Church of England
Occupation Hotel porter
Address Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Harry Cooper, 6 Princes Road, Lowestoft, England
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 30
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 800302: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Wenkaston Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia 24
Religion Church of England
Occupation Hotel porter
Address Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Harry Cooper, 6 Princes Road, Lowestoft, England
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 30
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 800302: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 3067
School Wenkaston Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia 24
Religion Church of England
Occupation Hotel porter
Address Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Harry Cooper, 6 Princes Road, Lowestoft, England
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 30
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 800302: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Wenkaston Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia 24
Religion Church of England
Occupation Hotel porter
Address Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Harry Cooper, 6 Princes Road, Lowestoft, England
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 30
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 800302: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Inscription
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Gravesite Details
"The fortune of war, has denied this known and honoured, ANZAC, Private Cooper, burial given to his comrades in death."
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