South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 11138 Edward William COOPER - 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards


Killed in Action Monday March 27th, 1916 aged 22


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Menin Road South Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
26 Nov 1914 ~ Harbury
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Date Other War Memorials
Local actions on the Ypres Salient Aug 1914 at Warwick ~
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
just E of Ypres ~  
     

Other Military Information

  • Enlisted on the same day at Private 11139 Albert Wyatt of Harbury, Albert was killed two months before Edward

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

War Diary entry for the day Edward was killed - Railway Wood Trenches 27 Mar 1916 - "At about 12 noon the Germans shelled our front line trenches very badly for about 2 hours. Levelling the Y Wood trenches almost flat. We were very lucky though to get off with only about 22 casualties mostly wounded, unfornately 4 were Sgts". Railway Wood and Y Wood are marked in the map below
 Railway Wood 200 Menin Road South Military Cemetery 2015 
 Trench Map  Menin Road South Cemetery

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
3 Apr 1894 at Southam 27 Jun 1894 at Southam
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
Frederick (died 1900 and Mary Ann (died 1903) Cooper Both deceased
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
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Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1894 - Stoney Thorpe 1911 - Farm Labourer                                                    
1901 - Fernhill Cottages, Kenilworth  
1911 - Fern Hill, Kenilworth  
1914 - Temple End, Harbury