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Driver

Frederick George Cooper

Service Number 85081
Military Unit A Bty 52nd Bde Royal Field Artillery
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Jul 1916 (24 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a printer.
Family History

He was the son of ElizabethCooper and the brother of Arthur and Ida Cooper. He was the half brother of John and Anne Day. In 1911 they lived at 18 Machine Street Barker Gate Nottingham. He was the husband of Elsie Maud Cooper.

Military History

Driver Frederick Cooper, enlisted in Nottingham and served with “A” Battery, 52nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery, he was killed in action on 23rd July 1916. He is buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt.

Extra Information

In memoriam published 23rd July 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “COOPER. – In loving memory of Driver Frederick Cooper, R.F.A., beloved husband of Elsie Cooper, killed in action July 22nd, 1916. I think of him in silence, his name I often call, but there is nothing here to answer but his photo on the wall. – Sadly missed and mourned by his wife and child.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918

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