Notes
He is listed on the memorial as having been a scholar at the school. The school website (see References) states: ‘Private George Coop was the son of Lily Coup of 38, Granville Street, Ashton-under-Lyne. He had two sisters Nellie and Mildred. His Father was Charles Woolley Coop, a butcher by trade. George was engaged in the 1916 Battle for the Somme where he was killed on the 8th of October 1916 at just 20 years of age.'