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Alfred William Cooper

In memory of:

Private Alfred William Cooper

August 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

805040

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 24, 1896

Son of Mr. J. J. Cooper, of 2, St. James' Cottages, Brentwood Rd., Romford, Essex, England.

Commemorated on Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIEVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 20.

Location:

Lievin is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 3.5 kilometres west of Lens. The Communal Cemetery is on the south-west side of the town on the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 517 of 818. Private Alfred William Cooper was originally buried in Riaumont Cemetery, Lievin, 1 ½ mile South of Lens. After the Armistice, in the process of concentration of graves from the battlefields North and South of Lens and from smaller cemeteries, his body was exhumed and re-interred in LIEVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 517 of 818. Private Alfred William Cooper was originally buried in Riaumont Cemetery, Lievin, 1 ½ mile South of Lens. After the Armistice, in the process of concentration of graves from the battlefields North and South of Lens and from smaller cemeteries, his body was exhumed and re-interred in LIEVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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    Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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