Private Albert Cooper
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
7 Sep 1895
Date of Death
6 Sep 1917
War time / or Pre War occupation
Shop assistant
Employer
Confectioner Herbert Heley, Manchester Street, Luton
Regiment
Service Number
40360
Place of Birth
Stopsley
World War I Address
Hazeldene
Ramridge Road [Ashcroft Road]
Stopsley
Place of Death
Belgium
Grave Location
No known grave
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 27th September 1917
Pte Albert Cooper, 40360, 1/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action in Belgium on September 6th, 1917. The Stopsley soldier's death came on the day before his 22nd birthday.
The youngest son of Arthur and Mary Ann Cooper, of Hazeldene, Ramridge Road [Ashcroft Road], Stopsley, he had enlisted in the Fusiliers in February 1916, and had been in France only nine weeks.
He was employed as a shop assistant by confectioner Herbert Heley at 20 Manchester Street, Luton. He had also been a member of the Stopsley Wesleyan Sunday School.
Albert is commemorated on Stopsley War Memorial.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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