Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1917-1918 - Part 1

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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OFDA 740 6A TRALIAN F.MEMORIA 10096
No 475 Trooper GordarleCooper Not Secteon Brigade Machen Gun Sq A L. H. Brigade Arzac Mountell Division Home address Mrs Beverley Cooper Osherley Sinvered wl Setts S 2 F. PUBLISHER FAPOMTNE Name Pardonlebooper Cbea e S Deost S Address Lalesking 5 in the erent of this Diary being lost, kindly return to above address. ARYAND OTEBOK GCNXVII
DAILY WANTS DICTIONARY—continued. Peck, 2 galls. (Hour r4 1bs.) Spain, post2½d. 70z.; tel. 5d. Peninsular War, 7808. to 5d. word; parcel post, -Peruvian Mail (T. midt. 316s. 1s. 6d. 18 16s. Stone=24 Ibs., Butcher's, F. midt.) 30 Peseta, 100 Centesimas, od. Straw, load - 36 trusses of 36 1bs. each. Piastre (Turk) 2½d.1r0- fr. (Esyptian) 2½d. 07½- Lr. Sweden, post 2½d. & oz.; tel., 2½d. word; parcel post, 3 Pint - 20 fuid oz. (rather 16s. 1s. 2d. more than ½ litre). Poet Laurcate, Dr. Robert Switzerland, post2½d. r oz.; tel, 2½d.word; parcelpost, Bridges. Portugal, post 2½d. 1 0z.; 316s. 1s. 4d. tel. 3d. word; parcelpost, Telegrams, od. for rz words, 316s. 1s. 4d. then ½d. w.; Portge., 3d.m. Postal Orders, 6d. to 25s. Tennis Court, 78 ft. x36ft.; 7d.; 15s. 6d. to 21s. 1½d. (single 27 ft.) Postal Registration, 2d. Trafalgar, Oct. 2r, 1805 Potatoes, sack - 768 lbs. Transvaal War, 1800-1002. Quadrant, 0o degrees. Trin. Sittings beg. Tu. aft. Whit Wk.; end July 3r. Quartern Loaf, 416s. Queen Maryb. May26, 1867, United States. post rd. per 0z.; tel. 7s. to 2s. 0d. per m. July 6, 1893. word; parcel post. 3 16s. Queen Alex. b. Dec. r, 44 7s. 3d. (Official Service). Quire, 24 sheets. (sr6sheets. Ream, 20 quires, 472, 500 or 7U.S. Mail (I. midt., F midt.), 8. Rouble, 100 copecks, 2s. 7½d. Rupee, 26 annas, 1s. 4d.. University Boat Race, Oxford, 6 lengths, 1012; 15-5r. Oxford, ½ length, 10r3; Russia, post 2½d. 10z.; tel., Camb., 44 lengths, 1014; 45d. word; parcel post, 1015: 1016, Norace. 316s. 1s. 0d. Vernal Equinox, Mar. 2r. Russ-Jap. War, 1904-5. Sack of Coals, 2 cwt., Flour. War declared on Germany August 4, 1014. 2801bs., Potatoes, 16816s. Waterloo, June 78, 1825. Sample Post, 2d. first 4 02. West Indian Mail (ir. 3d. ea. add. 2 0z. to 8 02. Sextant, 60 degrees. regular) 14-26. Solstice, Summer, [ihe 22; Veir, Mcan Solar, 365d. sh. 48m. 485. Winter, Dec. 22. Days for despatch of Foreign Mails are Shown byinitials- in ltalies for morning despatch, in Roman for evening. When a figure 2, etc., follows, every second, etc., day is indicated. The figures at end of line show days in transit (approximate). 1 M 2T4 3 W 4Th 5 F CS M 974 110W 117h 12 F 13S 1455 15 M 16T. WRITTEN LEELERS NOTES. TANUART i7 W Mrs Scoll Ireland Mrs Walker. MrsWalter 1877 Madame Piot Mhrs Acolland 19 F Lona Elsie. O 20S mollie Luci C 215 NOSOI. Fidda0 22M NEEG. Hly. gunt teuly Sem. (23T Muc Piot Heretrnd 24 W No39. This Billy 257h 26 F 27S Arme ConlyyEnid 285 NAbV. DULCIE. Mrmen 23M nstallee 3074 31W Tarssie. NOBO Rex. Misdickman
17h 2 F 3 S 45 5 M CTU 7W 8Th 9 F 10 S 115 12 M 12875 14W 157h 116 F FEBRUARY NOTES. 48 HorelCE Col.J.B. 1855 Mrsfander Marum 19 M anae. 20Tu 1o Theo 21 W 22Th D 23 F 24 S Humph. No08 255 20 M Daisy& Mis Cay 2774 Noin 28 W Ened Elsie 17h 2 F 3 S 453 5M GTu 7W 8Th 9F 10 S 115 12M 13T4 4s1 15Th 16 F MARCH Bleeleyes. Mayorie Many. WOSOY Sussie. Wedda. NOOU Sister. Mm Peot McBranch Mishael NSOH. NOTES. 17S Kecie (62 1855 N89 19 M 20TU Elsie. I 21 W 22Th Mrs Richens 23 F 245 Jessie Wather 256 0 26 M 277 Mollic 28 W 2371 Declee 30 F Accntemity 31 S Enid
15 2M 374 4W 5Th 6F 7S 85 9M 10T4 11W 12Th 3 F 14S 155 16M APRII NOTES. 83 17T4 NISFO Maruun 18 w Ganette. 19Th 20 F 21.S 225 PC. 68 23 M N0711eC) 2474 25 W 2STh 27F 28S Mr Scott Irla 2955 H. RY. Nedda Mrs Walke 30M NoYF Minthot 43 174 2W 3Th 4 F 5S 65 7M 8Ty 9W hOTh 11F 12S 1355 4M 1574 16 W MAL Mrsbrand 5 Elsie 10 Declive MAY Sadie 5 Lud 6 yan N0.40 Thes Mary 0 NOTES. 17Th Rex 18 F 19 S 2055 121 M 22Tu 23 W 24Th 25 F 26 S o 27 5 28 M 2974 30 W 317h
1 F 2S 355 4M 5T4 6W 7Th 8 F J.S 105 11M 12Tu 43 W 147h 45 F 116 S WUNE NOTES. 175 185/ Moma Piok 18M Rex Snid Wo 1974 71 Marume 30 W 21Th MoresPage Mayorie 133F Mersearsor 23 S riffy N05V 345 Watheal 25 M Elsie. 2674 8 42 27 W 28Th 29 F Blicteres sitil O 1505 HCMPH Tussie Mrs Lander 15 2 M 374 4W 5Th 6 F 7S 85 9 M 10T4 hiW 2Th 13 F 43 155 16M WULY NosY NEDDR THEO VI AORMA. NoNE 6 LUCIE GUSSTE (5 NEDOA. SADIE MALLIE 10 NOTES. ATT4 Mrs Walker 18 W Milia 197½ Darsy 20 F 21 S NBKIEKINAN 2255 N 7 23M 247 Elsie 25 W DULCIE(RQ 26Th MESHRER 27 F MRSSRANCH. 28S 29 55 V035VV 30M MCCX 317 inssi
1W 2Th 3 F 4S 55 6M 774 8W 9Th 10 F 11 S 1255 13 M 14T4 15 W 167h AUGUST NOTES. 17 F ENID CS3 18S 1955 ME TEANETE 20 M 2174 183 VI 22 LUC 23Th NORNA 24F MME PYOT. Gussie 25 S 5 265 23 27 M Oun Magre LES. 2874 Noy9 29 W MARUM 30Th MOLLIE MRS RickInA 31 F 1 S 25 3 M 474 5W 6Th 7 F 8S 95 10M 1174 42W 137h 14 F 15 S 16 55 SEPTEMBER 17M 110315 37 19W NEDDA 6 20Th EISIE O 21 F Hent Majuell 22 S Mang O. 23 5 Lnc BA 24M NS AS.OY 25Tu Mr Walker B 27Th DulaePHL 23 F 29 S 305 188212 NOTES. M RAKAAN. Mr Franch ✓ N05 SIUART. (RY 1031
OCTOBER 1M 193 2Ty 3W 4Th 5 F CS. Nos NV. 75 8 M MARUN 974 LUOIE 40w MARIORIE 117h 12 F 135 ENID 14 E 1 10M Plernt Emily 16Ty NOTES. 17.W 187h PCXC-21) 19 F Dirsty 20 S 2155 N 19. (205) 22 M 23Tu Mrskeckany 24W Clarve p5 90 25Th 26 F 27 S 285 MGC Licio. 29 M 30T4 31W 17h 2 F 3 S 453 5 M GTu 7W 8Th 9 F 10 S 115 12 M 13T4 14 W 157h 16 F NOVEMBER 17 S 185 19 M 20Ty 21 W 22Th 23 F 24 S 255 26 M 2774 28IV 29Th 30F NOTES. MOTHER 9t. JESSIE LUCIE 214 McBRANEH MOLLIE. Mr GUIHE TE

Front cover of Diary ~ see original

 


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poems ~ see original

 

No 475
Trooper Gordon C Cooper     
No 1 Section
Brigade Machine Gun Sq
1st A. L. H. Brigade
Anzac Mounted Division

Home address
Mrs Beverley Cooper
Osterley

Inverell 

Name Gordon Cooper

Address. The Dust Hill
Palestine
 

 

DAILY WANTS' DICTIONARY—continued.
alphabetical list of meanings from Peak to Year ~ See original
 

LETTERS WRITTEN
JANUARY NOTES.
1 M Mrs Walker 17 W Mrs Scott Ireland
2 Tu Madame Piot 18 Th {Mrs Walker
{Mrs Ackland
3 W Lona 19 F Elsie (7)
4 Th Lucie (9) 20 S Mollie
5 F Nedda (6) 21 S Nos 01.
6 S Xxxx xxx xxxx 22 M  
7 S Aunt Emily Eric Mrs Duncan 23 Tu Mme. Piot.
8 7 M No 29 Theo . Billy. 24 W  
9 Tu   25 Th  
10 W   26 F  
11 Th   27 S  
12 F

Aunt Emily ) Enid)

Mrs Brand

 28 S Nos OY. Dulcie
13 S   29 M  
14 S   30 Tu Mrs Valleé
15 M No 3 OO Rex 31 W Gussie
16 Tu Mrs Rickman    

 

 
MARCH NOTES.
1 Th “Blue Eyes”. 17 S Lucie (8)  (62)
2 F Margorie 18 S No5OD.
3 S Mary. 19 M  
4 S No5 07 20 Tu Elsie (8)
5 M Gussie. 21 W  
6 Tu   22 Th Mrs. Rickman
7 W   23 F  
8 Th   24 S Jessie Mather
9 F Nedda 25 S No 09
10 S   26 M  
11 S NO OV 27 Tu Mollie
12 M Sister. 28 W  
13 Tu Mme Piot 29 Th Dulcie
14 W Mrs Branch 30 F Aunt Emily
15 Th Mrs Walker. 31S Enid (9)
16 F N.Os-OV.    
FEBRUARY NOTES.
1 Th Col J.B 17 S Home Jes [*shorthand*]
2 F “Marum” 18 S Mrs Lauder
3 S   19 M Lucie
4 S XX No5 O T. 20 Tu Theo
5 M   21 W  
6 Tu   22 Th  
7 W   23 F  
8 Th Humper 24 S  
9 F   25 S No 5 OO
10 S   26 M Daisy & Mrs Page
11 S No 3 OY 27 TU Norma
12 M   28 W  
13 Tu      
14 W      
15 Th Enid    
16 F Elsie    


 

 
APRIL NOTES.
1 S NOs [*shorthand*] 17 Tu Marium (85)
2 M Jeanette. 18 W  
3 Tu   19 Th  
4 W   20 F  
5 Th   21 S  
6 F   22 S P.C. Nos [*shorthand*]
7 S   23 M  
8 S Nos 51 (PC) 24 Tu  
9 M   25 W  
10 Tu   26 Th  
11 W   27 F  
12 Th Mr Scott Ireland 28 S  
13 F Nedda 29 S PC Nos [*shorthand*]
14 S Mrs Walker 30 M  
15 S No 75    
16 M Mme Piot    
  (79)    
MAY NOTES.
1 Tu   17 Th Rex
2 W   18 F  
3 Th Mrs Branch 19 S  
4 F Elsie (5) 20 S Nos [*shorthand*]
5 S Dulcie (4) 21 M  
6 S   22 Tu  
7 M Nos [*shorthand*] 23 W  
8 Tu   24 Th  
9 W   25 F  
10 Th Sadie (5) 26 S  
11 F Lucie (5) (30) 27 S Nos [*shorthand*]
12 S Jean 28 M  
13 S   29 Tu  
14 M No 70 30 W  
15 Tu Theo 31 Th  
16 W Mary    
  106    


 

 

 

JUNE NOTES.
1 F Mme Piot 17 S Nos [*shorthand*]
2 S   18 M Rex, Enid
3 S Nos [*shorthand*] 19 Tu Marum
4 M   20 W  
5 Tu Margorie 21 Th Miss Page
6 W Mrs Pearson 22 F  
7 Th “Fluffy” 23 S  
8 F   24 S Nos [*shorthand*]
9 S Mrs Rick. 25 M Elsie.
10 S No [*shorthand*] 26 Tu  
11 M   27 W  
12 Tu   28 Th  
13 W Lucie (9) 29 F “Blue Eyes”
14 Th Gussie 30 S ”HUMPH”
15 F Mrs Lander    
16 S      
JULY NOTES.
1 S Nos [*shorthand*] 17 Tu Mrs Walker
2 M NEDDA 18 W Mollie
3 Tu THEO [*shorthand*] 19 Th Daisy
4 W NORMA. 20 F  
5 Th   21 S MRS RICKMAN
6 F   22 S No [*shorthand*]
7 S   23 M  
8 S Nos [*shorthand*] 24 Tu Elsie
9 M LUCIE (7) 25 W DULCIE (129)
10 Tu GUSSIE (5) 26 Th MRS WALKER
11 W NEDDA. 27 F MRS BRANCH
12 Th àSADIE  28 S  
13 F àMOLLIE 29 S Nos [*shorthand*]
14 S   30 M VICCY. 
15 S V O 31 Tu Gussie
16 M      

 

 
AUGUST NOTES.
1 W ENID (155) 17 F  
2 Th   18 S  
3 F JEANETTE 19 S Nos [*shorthand*]
4 S   20 M  
5 S Nos [*shorthand*] 21 Tu  
6 M LUCIE 22 W  
7 Tu NPRMA 23 Th  
8 W MME PIOT 24 F Gussie
9 Th   25 S  
10 F   26 S Nos [*shorthand*]
11 S MRS LES. 27 M Aunt Maggie
12 S Nos [*shorthand*] 28 Tu  
13 M ‘MARUM’ 29 W  
14 Tu MRS RICKMAN 30 Th MOLLIE
15 W   31 F  
16 Th      
SEPTEMBER NOTES.
1 S   17 M  
2 S NOs [*shorthand*] (175) 18 Tu  
3 M NEDDDA (8) 2 19 W  
4 Tu ELSIE (P) 2 20 Th  
5 W Aunt Maggie (P) 21 F Mrs RICKMAN
6 Th Marg (P) 22 S Mrs Branch
7 F Lucie (P) & L 23 S Nos [*shorthand*]
8 S   24 M  
9 S Nos [*shorthand*] (4) (P) 2 25 Tu  
10 M Mrs Walker (P) 2 26 W  
11 Tu Dulcie P’+L” 27 Th  
12 W   28 F  
13 Th   29 S  
14 F   30 S Nos [*shorthand*]
15 S Nos [*shorthand*]    
16 S      


 

 
OCTOBER NOTES.
1 M (193) 17 W  
2 Tu   18 Th [P.C.XC -21]
3 W   19 F Dorothy.
4 Th   20 S  
5 F   21 S Nos [*shorthand*] 205).
6 S   22 M  
7 S Nos [*shorthand*] 23 Tu Mrs Rickman
8 M “MARUM” 24 W “Clarrie”
9 Tu LUCIE. 25 Th Nos [*shorthand*]
10 W MARGORIE 26 F  
11 Th   27 S  
12 F   28 S “M G” C Lucie.
13 S ENID.  29 M  
14 S Nos [*shorthand*] 30 Tu  
15 M Aunt Emily 31 W  
16 Tu      
NOVEMBER NOTES.
1 Th   17 S  
2 F   18 S  
3 S   19 M  
4 S   20 Tu  
5 M   21 W  
6 Tu   22 Th MOTHER 91.
7 W   23 F JESSIE
8 Th   24 S LUCIE
9 F   25 S MRS BRANCH (214)
10 S   26 M MOLLIE.
11 S   27 Tu  
12 M   28 W  
13 Tu   29 Th MR. GUTHRIE
14 W   30 F  
15 Th      
16 F      

 

 
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