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

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First World War, 1914–18
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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

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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 C 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    

 

 
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    
MARCH NOTES.
1 Th “Blue Eyes”. 17 S Lucie (8)  (62)
2 F Marjorie 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.    


 

 
APRIL NOTES.
1 S NOs [*shorthand*] 17 Tu Marum (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*] (112) 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 Lauder    
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 MARJORIE 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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