Private Wellington Cooper Memorial Tablet Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background The marble memorial tablet dedicated to the memory of Private Wellington Cooper was unveiled by the Lord Bishop of Grafton in the South West Rocks Anglican Church on Tuesday 5 November 1918. A single farmer of Jerseyville, Macleay River, Cooper enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 22 September 1916, aged 27 years. His unit, the 33rd Battalion, embarked from Sydney on board SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916. He was killed in action on 12 October 1917 at Passchendaele, Ypres in Belgium. During renovations in the 1960s, the tablet was removed and sent to the tip. It was recovered and given to the Cooper family who donated it to the Kempsey Museum. Inscription To the glory of God & In Loving Memory of Pte WELLINGTON COOPER No. 2541 33rd BATT. A.I.F. Who Gave His Life For King And Empire At The Battle Of Passchendaele October 12th 1917 Aged 27 Years Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends. John XV 13. Related links LOCAL and GENERAL. (21 Nov 1917) LOCAL and GENERAL. (05 Dec 1917) ROLL OF HONOR. (10 Oct 1918) Advertising. (30 Oct 1918) MEMORIAL TABLET. (31 Oct 1918) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more Private Wellington Cooper World War 1 2541 AIF Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium view Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address 62 Lachlan Street Kempsey Museum South Kempsey NSW 2440 Local Government Area Kempsey Shire Setting Building – inside Location status Moved/altered Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Graham Wilson OAM Year of construction 1918 Dedication date 05 November 1918 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18