Richard Cooper
Service Number
17928
Military Unit
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
03 Dec 1915 (22 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a farm labourer.
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
Richard was born in 1893 and was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Cooper and the brother of Rachael, Mary Ann, Susannah, Florrie, Annie, John and Agnes Cooper. In 1911 he was lodging in Hucknall with George Cole and family.
Military History
Richard probably joined the battalion as a replacement in September 1915. He died at sea of his wounds and was then buried at sea. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Extra Information
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