Basic Details
Surname
Cooper
Forenames
Harold
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a warehouseman at a mill before the war. He trained in Plymouth, at the front he suffered frostbite and then was wounded, dying the day after in hospital. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and 596.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
East Lancashire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Steenwerk
Cemetery
Trois Arbes
Year of death
1915
Month of death
July
Day of death
14
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds