Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Son of Thomas and Emily Mary Cooper, of Hadleigh, Suffolk. Born Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. His brother William Salisbury Cooper 19583 also died in service