Name
Cecil Henry Cooper
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/01/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Rifleman
S/4310
Rifle Brigade
13th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
STEVENAGE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial,
St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town,
Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
Cecil was the son of Edward & Eliza Cooper of 24 Hellards Road, Stevenage. Before joining the Army, he worked as a local Blacksmith.
Wartime Service
He arrived in France on the 25th July 1915 and served continually on the Western Front for 18 Months. On the 25th January 1917, whilst returning from France for his first leave. He suddenly collapsed at Victoria station in London. He was taken to the 2nd London General Hospital where he sadly died having suffered heart failure.
Cecil is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, Stevenage.
Additional Information
Cecil's grave (not CWGC) inscription includes:
13TH RIFLE BRIGADE. DIED FROM PNUEMONIA JANUARY 25TH 1917, WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE. AGED 23 YEARS.
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
