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Pte. George Cooper

British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment

from:10 Farholme Lane, Stacksteads

(d.30th Apr 1917)

George Cooper served with the 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment and was killed in action on the 30th April 1917. He is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.

George was the son of David and Ann Cooper and was born in Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire. In 1901 the family lived at 10 Prospect Terrace, Stacksteads and in 1911 at 10 Farholme Lane, Stacksteads. He attended Acre Mill Sunday School and appears frequently in the church records until 1912. He enlisted Feb 1916 and served with 6/East Lancs (#24293) in Mesopotamia from June 1916. He contracted dysentery and was treated in India but was back in Mesopotamia by Nov 1916. He died on the 30 April 1917, aged 25.



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