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Mark Cooper

In memory of:

Private Mark Cooper

September 9, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

136208

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 22, 1889
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment:

August 27, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of George and Dorcas Cooper. Brother of Jonas Cooper, Twillingate, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 31 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

6.F.8.

Location:

Longueval is a village 40 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 12 kilometres east-north-east of Albert, a town on the D929 road from Amiens to Bapaume and Cambrai. From the D929 direction Bapaume-Albert take the 2nd turning for Martinpuich and continue along the D6 direction Longueval, for 2 kilometres. LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION sits on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Memorial – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping

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