Individual Details
Hanley Conrad COOPER
(Abt Jul 1890 - 3 Nov 1918)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1890 | Luton, Bedfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | 169 Wellington Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1901 | 21 Ebenezer Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Coster (Brown Luton) - 24 Bridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England | | | |
| Marriage | 10 May 1913 | Luton, Bedfordshire, England - Ethel FLITTON | | | |
| Residence | Abt Jun 1915 | 1 Manor Path, Luton, Bedfordshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 18 Jun 1915 to 3 Nov 1918 | Royal Engineers, British Army | | | |
| Death | 3 Nov 1918 | Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia - 16 Philadelphia USA General Hospital, Le Tréport, Haute-Normandie, France | | | |
| Burial | Abt Nov 1918 | Mont Houn Military Cemetry, Le Tréport, Haute-Normandie, France | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel FLITTON (1893 - 1973) |
| Child | Percy Victor COOPER (1913 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Thomas COOPER (1871 - 1917) |
| Mother | Minnie BUNYAN (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Francis George COOPER (1888 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Victor COOPER (1892 - ) |
| Sibling | Lily May COOPER (1895 - ) |
Notes
Census
Age: 7 months - listed as a daughter?Census
Listed in the household of William Henry KingMarriage
In Hanley's service record place of marriage is given as Bedford? - Officiating Minister was J Bulman, Vicar - witnesses: V Cooper & A G Harsles?Military
Extract from Service Records:Attestation Papers (Territorial Force) dated: 18 June 1915
No: 2571 - Corps: E.A.R.E. (Later his number changes to 522615)
Name: Hanley Cooper
Address: Manor Path, Luton
Served before: Yes - 3 Beds? - 8 Years
Statement of Service: Service towards engagement reckons from: 18 June 1915
Died from Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia
Military History Sheet
Home - 18 June 1915 - 31 March 1918 - 2 years 287 days
BEF - 1 April 1918 - 3 Nov 1918 - 217 days
Total service: 3 years 139 days
Next of Kin: Wife - Ethel Copper - 1 Manor Path, Luton
Description on enlistment:
Age: 25 Years - Height: 5 ft 6¾ ins - Chest: 36 ins - Expansion: 2½ ins - Vision: Good - Physical development: Good
Qualified for British War and Victory medals - issued to his wife n 22 March 1922 - her address: 66 Park Street, Berdcolmbe?, Derby Road, Chesterfield
On 31 Dec 1917 he broke out of the Brighton Grove Military Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne and was absent without leave from 8:30pm 31 Dec 1917 to 11:15pm 10 Jan 1918 - Deprived 21 days pay
Death
Extract from UK Army register of Soldiers Effects - ChathamNo: 803806
Registry No: E653131
Name: Cooper Hanley
Regiment / Rank / No: RE 154 Field Company - Sapper - 522615
Date and place of death: 3 Nov 1918 - 16 Phil. USA Gen. Hospital, France
Credits (account/Date - amount): Chatham Jan 1919 - £32 9s 8d
Charges: (amount - Account/Date) £21 13s - ? 5816? 11 Oct 1920
date of authority: 3 April 1919 - Widow Ethel - £10 16s 8s
O.S.B - $21 13s - Son Percy b 8 Dec 13 Daughter Hilda b 28 Jan 15
In red ? War Gratuity £19 10s.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1890 Jul/Sept - Luton - Vol: 3b Page: 419.
2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1274; Folio: 144; Page: 34;.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1514; Folio: 60; Page: 24.
4. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 9002; Schedule Number: 19.
5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1913 Apr/Jun - Luton - Vol: 3b Page: 784.
6. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
7. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
8. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
9. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
10. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
11. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
12. UK - Army, Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 803501-805000; Reference: 487.
13. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Cooper, H.
14. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Cooper, H.