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Oct 5, 1892
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Born in Belfast,
Northern Ireland to William and Eliza Jane (nee Porter) Cooper
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Apr 17, 1902
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Embarked the SS
Parisian in Moville, Ireland with his mother and 3 siblings
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Apr 26, 1902
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Disembarked in
Montreal, Quebec and the family proceeded to Hammond, Ontario
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Jan 18, 1917
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Attested into
the 2nd Battalion Reinforcing Draft in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 2235301
Ø Next of kin given as John Cooper, brother, Hammond, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Mar 26, 1917
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Embarked the SS
Saxonia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 7, 1917
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and the draft proceeded to Seaford.
On arrival there, the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion
for further training
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Jun 19, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 20, 1917
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Arrived at the
No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot), Etaples, France, as part of a draft of 82
reinforcements from England and was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Jul 7, 1917
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Left the CIBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Jul 8, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin as part of a draft of 53 reinforcements destined for the
21st Battalion
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Aug 21, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Villers au Bois
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Nov 9, 1917
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Private Cooper
was part of a 200 man work party supplied by the battalion to the 4th Brigade
for work in the forward area near Passchendaele. The
work party suffered heavy casualties, among them, Private Cooper, who was killed. Below is from the 21st Battalion War
Diary
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There was an
unconfirmed report that he had been buried in Tyne Cot, but the Graves Registration
Commission could not locate his remains and he was subsequently listed on the walls of the
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, for those killed in Belgium that have no known grave.
Following the
war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were
sent to his brother, John Cooper, Hammond, Ontario.
There was no
Memorial Cross issued.
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