Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.119
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour7B GQS
    

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Family :

Son of the late Frederick and Sarah Cooper, of Rosedale, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. A member of the Auctioneers' Institute, London

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers 

8th (Service) Battalion Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Landed in France in May 1915. Disbanded in France 6 February 1918.

Action : The Battles of the Somme 1916 

The Battle of the Somme 1st July - 18th November 1916 is inevitably characterised by the appalling casualties (60,000) on the first day, July 1st 1916. Having failed to break through the German lines in force, and also failed to maximise opportunities where success was achieved, the battle became a series of attritional assaults on well defended defence in depth. The battle continued officially until 18th November 1916 costing almost 500,000 British casualties. German casualties were about the same, and French about 200,000. The Somme could not be counted a success in terms of ground gained or the cost, but it had a strategic impact as it marked the start of the decline of the German Army. Never again would it be as effective whilst the British Army, learning from its experience eventually grew stronger to become a war winning army. The German High Command recognised that it could never again fight another Somme, a view that advanced the decision to invoke unrestricted submarine warfare in an attempt to starve Britain of food and material, and in doing so accelerated the United States declaration of war thus guaranteeing the eventual outcome. 287 Brethren were killed on the Somme in 1916.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Vitruvian No. 338 E.C.Herefordshire
Joined : Dean Leigh Masters No. 3687 E.C. Herefordshire

Initiated
Passed
Raised
5th February 1906
5th March 1906
2nd April 1906
 

Past Master


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