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Sergeant Aubrey Harold Cooper

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Bega Soldiers Memorial Gates
Moruya Memorial Hall and Honour Rolls
Given name
Aubrey Harold
Family name
Cooper
Gender
Male
Service number
NX165923 / N267677
Place of enlistment
'In the field'
Conflicts
Second World War, 1939–45
Campaign
South-West Pacific 1942 - 1945
Fate
Returned to Australia (RTA)
Fate date
03 November 1945
Additional information
Place of birth
Moruya, NSW
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Carrier and vendor
Address given on enlistment documents
116 Upper Street
Bega NSW 2550
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
31
Age at embarkation (months)
2
Next of kin
Father, William Cooper of 116 Upper Street, Bega NSW (previously Mother, Mary Eliza Cooper)
Enlistment date
Fri, 26 March 1943
Embarkation details
Embarked from Cairns in North Queensland onboard HMAS Canberra (D33) on 24 September 1943. He arrived at Port Moresby, New Guinea, on 27 September. He then embarked from Madang, New Guinea, onboard US Troopship Santa Monica on 12 November 1944. He arrived in Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, on 15 November.
Rank on enlistment
Trooper
Last held rank
Sergeant
Unit on enlistment
5th Tank Transport Company (Australian Army Service Corps)
Unit from Nominal Roll
25th Battalion (Australian Army Medical Corps)
Unit at time of death or end of service
25th Battalion
Unit at embarkation
1 Bulk Petroleum Storage Company
Service
Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF)
Decorations
1939-1945 Star
Australia Service Medal 1939-1945
Defence Medal
Pacific Star
War Medal 1939-1945
Veteran Notes/Bio

Service overview:

  • Previous military service:
    • N267677 Corporal, 14th Light Horse (Machine-Gun) Regiment/14th Motor Regiment, Militia - 27 June 1941–25 March 1943
  • 26 March 1943: Transferred to 5th Tank Transport Company (Australian Army Service Corps)
  • 13 September 1943: Transferred to 1 Bulk Petroleum Storage Company
  • 24 September 1943: To New Guinea
  • 31 October 1943: Transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps and attached to 25th Battalion
  • 12 November 1944: To Bougainville
  • 3 November 1945: Returned to Australia
  • 14 December 1945: Discharged
Department of Veterans' Affairs Nominal Rolls - Aubrey Harold Cooper
National Archives of Australia - Service documents, Aubrey Harold Cooper
Service record images
Letter outlining Sergeant Aubrey Harold Coleman's service history

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