Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1916-1917 - Part 1

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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No. 475 Trooper Gordon C. Cooper N Lection. Brigade Machine Gen Lan. . Light Horse Brigade. A. J. & Home address Mrs Beverley Cooper Peterley Inverell New South Wales Hustralia 15 COLLINS HANDWDLARV 108 916 CONTAININC COUPON FOR BIOOO ACCIDENT INSURANCE, GIVING GREATYST BENEFITS. Covering also Weekly Payments in case of Disablement, and many other advantages. To order this Diary sive Number STANEA ONCOYOL. For complete list of other bindings see Order Form inside. LONDON AND CLASCOW. COLLINS CLEAR-TYPE PRESS Evern WAR. MEAIORIAL
Her M Personal Memoranda. Train Service. To From Watch No S OH. Town Town Season Ticket Wo. Stores Ticket No Bicycle No Bank Pass Rook No Telephone N Telegraphic Address Sixe in Cloves Sirein CollatS Sie in Hats Sixe in Boots.M Date Weight st 65. Heights. Date nnmn Insurance falls due on Name and Address T. C. Cooper H 75). W. Hustralian Light Horse Reg. NOTES FROM 1915. T The Summer Palace Hotel Hamlegh Alexandria Toora M. Hillan St. Artaimon Stadiumn Buildings. Helwopolis 3227 ES. Hay Box Creek. M.G.S. Booligal 3d Dismountes Eigate say quiamong. Eleneevad spicers breek 6.3N.SW. Wellingh 9tthreadneedle St Lindon St.
MEMORANDA. 26 Rue des Basignolles Paris Oc Crockenheigh Muck abill Koma Westerting Mm Pist Bey 7 Sharia Dew-d. Banel. Cairs Margone Wells Villa Diacons Teyna Lands Cairo. Durnett Le Thanger Warrawee Wshene Savay tote EHin An Mont Dore 205 1 5 ac C! 53 18 MEMORANDA. e 58 5 o 5 N
4057 14 MEMORANDA. MEMORANDA. Whilst seated one day in my dugont Neary and ill at ease I saw a gunner carefully Teanning his seenburnt Kness I asked him why he was searching And what he was looking for but his only reply was a long drawn Ligh And he silently killed one more
1057 Her Ml MEMORANDA. MEMORANDA. Onzal They went out - not knowing what they went And when they found their ordeal Dear & Hell Theyherned into glory, thousands fell to their high desting obedient to pay the cost of naturhood content ah ys they are contented now how will They died they knew not when ther hard Deaths Knell +And we who know through lears we bow assen aart. And those who held the line pondayt aseused And monthto monch until courage greet Who tocled and fought islept to fight again Just men with doubt and thirst a waurd and pain We count them happy too - to rawd endured And battled on in ontor noraismay
A05 A T S Hern M62 MEMORANDA. 10th County of London Army Service Corps Anmy Ordinance Corps Newfbundland. 4th New Zealand Mrs Riples. 12th 10t Middlesex. North Staffordshire South, 8th Welsh Pioncers. Collar Badge. Royal Artellery. Lovat Scouts Maori Royal Brmy Medical Corps Lancashire Jwilleers MEMORANDA. Lincholnshire Yes. Birshire. Malta Arhillery 10 New Zealand Riples (Ctago) New South Wales Lancers. Denoushire Yeo. East Lancashire. Suffolk Yeomanry. 2rd. N.Z. Mointea Riples. Hanchester The Kings own Scokesh barders.
D. 9 B Horn Mr MEMORANDA. Glamorgan Yes. The Welsh 11th County of London. Warwick yeo. Welsh Horse Highland Light Infantry Shropshire Geo. Briin South African. Britesh Ronduras. Ceylon Lea Plankers (rum) omerset ho. 1st New Zealand Riples (Mounted) Queens own Worslershire Hussars Manchester. an aaffte JANUARY, 1916. Saturday 1 Mounted parade in morning and nothing in evenin Het Shelart & Hoper D Husic Hall and had a rough wight Had dinner at Natural i re in Vaxi
No. 4 Trod Bri Horne Mrs JANUARY, 1916. and after Christmas. Sunday 2 Counted narade in morning and afternoon Went out to Giza & saw Mrs Branch she was ill in bed: looked bad. had dinner & come house early JANUARY, 1916. Monday. 3 Wusterparade morning and mounted during afternoon had dinnor of National later on ORIE
JANUARY, 1916. Tuesday 4 MounteA Parade JANUARY, 1916. Wednesday 5 e HountaParade in mouing & dis- insunted in the evening
1 TANUARY, 1916. Epiphany. Thursday 6 Fnlying picquet all did boch parades dan Hd to keep gear on all day. JANUARY, 1916. Friday 7 II you have not already taken advantage of the Insurance Coupon, do so to-day. Mounked Parades all day.
Her M JANUARY, 1916. Saturday 8 Went iito bais with Guth GeorgFrances and met Dr Lucy Gulleat & Concie Went down to the Morishi (native bozaa) and bought several things. Had tea at Groppes & dinner at National, quiet night JANUARY, 1916. Ist after Esiphany. Sunday 9. Churchparade in morning; went out to see Ws Branch in eening.
 


 

STRAFE ROMANI
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
 

 

No. 475
Trooper Gordon C. Cooper
No1 Section.
Brigade Machine Gun Sqdn.
1st. Light Horse Brigade.
A. I.. F.
Home address
Mrs Beverley Cooper
"Osterley"
Inverell
New South Wales
Australia
 

 

 

Personal Memoranda. 

Watch Number. 3041085
Season Ticket No.
Stores Ticket No
Bicycle No
Bank Pass Rook No
Telephone No
Telegraphic Address
Size in Gloves
Size in Collars 17
Size in Hats 7¼
Size in Boots 9/5
Weight 15 st. 0 lbs.  Date
Height 6 ft. 1½ ins.  Date
Insurance falls due on
Name and Address G. C. Cooper  (475).
1st Australian Light Horse Reg.

NOTES FROM 1915.
[*STYMOL*]
The Summer Palace Hotel
Ramlegh
Alexandria

"Toora"
McMillan St.
Artarmon

[*12*] Stadium   
Arrodxxxxxxx Buildings.
Heliopolis

Box Creek.                      3227 ES. Hay
Booligal                           M.G.S.
Hay                                    3rd Dismounted Brigade
________________________________________________                              
Glenwood                       "Quiamong."
Spicers Creek                 _________________________
Wellington                         Brth. N.SW 
_________________          92 Threadneedle St
                                            London E.C.
 

 

MEMORANDA.

26 Rue des Batignolles
Paris

_________________________
Oc "Crockenleigh"
Muckabelle Roma
Western Line

_________________________
Mmme Piot Bey
7 Sharia Deir-el Banet.
Cairo

_________________________
Margorie Wells
Villa Diacons"
Gezna Lands
Cairo.

_________________________
Burnett
Le Kiangor
Warrawee
N.Shire

_________________________
Savoy Hotel
8 Rue du Mont Dore

 

 

MEMORANDA.


16th Class.   Results of Examinations.
26-6-16 – 14-7-16 Imperial School of Instruction
Zeetoun 

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MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
Whilst seated one day in my
dugout
Weary and ill at ease
I saw a gunner carefully
Scanning his sunburnt Knees
I asked him why he was searching
And what he was looking for
But his only reply was a long
drawn sigh
And he silently Killed one more
 

 

MEMORANDA.
-Anzac-
They went out - not knowing to
what they went
And when they found their
ordeal Deal & Hell
They turned into glory. - thousands fell
To their high destiny obedient
To pay the cost of naturhood content
Ah yes they are contented now - how well
They died they knew not when they heard
Deaths Knell
And we who know through tears we
now assent.
And those who held the line from day to day
And month to month until courage grew ^assured
Who toiled and fought & slept to fight again
Just men with doubt and thirst & wounds
and pain
We count them happy too - to have
endured
And battled on in valor not dismay.
            ________________________
 

 

MEMORANDA.
10th County of London
Army Service Corps
Army Ordinance Corps
Newfoundland.
4th New Zealand Mtd Rifles
12th    "          "             "          "
10th   "          "             "          "
Middlesex.
North Staffordshire
South      "          "
8th Welsh Pioneers.
 "         "             "             Collar Badge.
Royal Artillery.
Lovat Scouts
Maori
Royal Army Medical Corps
Lancashire Fusilliers

MEMORANDA.
Lincolnshire Yeo.
Birshire.
Malta Artillery
10 New Zealand Rifles (Otago)
New South Wales Lancers.
Devonshire Yeo.
East Lancashire.
Suffolk Yeomanry.
2rd. N.Z. Mounted Rifles
Manchester
The Kings own Scottish Boarders.
 

 

 

MEMORANDA.
Glamorgan Yeo.
The Welsh
11th County of London.
Warwick Yeo.
Welsh Horse
Highland Light Infantry
Shropshire Yeo.     
South African.     (Brum)
British Honduras.
Ceylon Tea Planters     (Brum)
Somerset Yeo.
1st New Zealand Rifles  (Mounted)
Queens own Worstershire Hussars
Manchester.
East Lancashire 
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Saturday 1
Mounted parade
in morning and
nothing in evening
Met Stuart & Hopey at
Music Hall and had
a rough night
Had dinner at National.
home in a Taxi
 

 

JANUARY, 1916.
Sunday 2
Mounted parade in
morning and afternoon
Went out to Giza & saw
Mrs Branch she was
ill in bed: looked bad.
had dinner & come home
early. 
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Monday 3
Muster parade in
morning and mounted
during afternoon
Had dinner at National
later on
 

 

 

JANUARY, 1916.
Tuesday 4
Mounted Parade

 JANUARY, 1916.
Wednesday 5 
Mounted Parade
in morning & dismounted 
in the evening
 

 

JANUARY, 1916.
Thursday 6
Inlying picquet all
day. did both parades
Told to keep gear on all
day.

JANUARY, 1916.
Friday 7
Mounted Parades
all day.
 

 

JANUARY, 1916.
Saturday 8
Went into Cairo with
Guth George Frances
and met Dr Lucy Gullett
& Concie
Went down to the "Morishi"
(native bazaar) and bought
several things.
Had tea at "Groppes" &
dinner at National, quiet
night

JANUARY, 1916.
Sunday 9.
Church parade in
morning; went out
to see Mrs Branch in
evening.
 

 
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