Private William Cooper

Title (Mr/ Mrs/ Capt/ Rev etc): 

First name(s): 

William

Surname only: 

Cooper

 

Pte William Cooper, 20266, 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, died on September 18th, 1916, from wounds sustained in action on the Somme. He was aged 21 and died on an ambulance barge in France.

Born in Ayot St Peters in June 1895, Herts, he was one of ten children born to John and Ann (Annie) Sophia Cooper, who were living at 352 Hitchin Road, Luton, at the time of his death. In the 1911 Census William was a farm labourer living with his parents and three older brothers and two old sisters at 44 Round Green, Luton.

 

Service or Civilian?: 

Service Number: 

20266

Regiment: 

War time / or Pre War occupation: 

Farm labourer

Place of Birth: 

Ayot St Peters
United Kingdom

Place of Death: 

Somme
France

War Memorial Location: 

Grave Location: 

Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
France

World War I Address: 

352 Hitchin Road
Luton
United Kingdom

Individual Location: 

Classifications: 

Connects to: 

Luton Roll of Honour

Year of Birth: 

1 895

Month of Birth: 

Jun

Day of Birth: 

1

Year of Death: 

1 916

Month of Death: 

Sep

Day of Death: 

18

Keywords: 

Most Relevant Date: 

Monday, September 18, 1916