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Pte. Herbert Wood Cooper
British Army 10th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.28th May 1916)
Herbert Cooper died at the age of 24 whilst serving with the 10th Btn Yorkshire Regiment. He was born, lived and enlisted Jarrow. He is recorded as Herbert Wood Cooper age 19 Engineman at Palmer Steelworks is with his parents Samuel James and Mary Cooper (nee Wood) and family at 12 Prince Consort Road, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
Herbert is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery Becordel-Becourt.
He is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (west face) Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.