Life story: Herbert Archibald Sidney Cooper | Lives of the First World War

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1882

sibling John James Dalton Source:9052409 1882

1887

sibling Winifred Sarah Cooper Source:9394080 22nd January 1887

1888

sibling Catherine Annie Cooper Source:9394080 31st March 1888

1891

sibling William Ernest Cooper Source:9052407 1891

1892

birth Fulham, London United Kingdom Source:6384097 22nd October 1892

1908

service Royal Navy Boy II J2054 H.M.S. Ganges Source:6384097 9th May 1908 - 12th June 1908

1908

service Royal Navy Boy II J2054 H.M.S. Impregnable Source:6384097 13th June 1908 - 30th September 1908

1908

service Royal Navy Boy I J2054 H.M.S. Impregnable Source:6384097 1st October 1908 - 14th May 1909

1909

service Royal Navy Boy I J2054 H.M.S. Leviathan Source:6384097 15th May 1909 - 9th September 1909

1909

service Royal Navy Boy I J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke Source:6384097 10th September 1909 - 2nd November 1909

1909

service Royal Navy Boy I J2054 H.M.S. Perseus Source:6384097 3rd November 1909 - 15th March 1910

1910

service Royal Navy Boy I J 2054 H.M.S. Hyacinth Source:6384097 16th March 1910 - 21st October 1910

1910

enlistment Chatham United Kingdom Source:6384097 22nd October 1910

1910

service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Hyacinth Source:6384097 22nd October 1910 - 24th May 1911

1911

dates Age 18 Source:9052386 2nd April 1911

1911

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Hyacinth Source:6384097 25th May 1911 - 2nd June 1911

1911

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke Source:6384097 3rd June 1911 - 29th January 1912

1912

service Royal Navy Able Seaman H.M.S. Hawke Source:6384097 30th January 1912 - 19th March 1912

1912

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Robin Source:6384097 20th March 1912 - 18th March 1914

1914

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Doris Source:6384097 19th March 1914 - 15th May 1914

1914

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Vivid Source:6384097 16th May 1914 - 5th June 1914

1914

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke I Source:6384097 6th June 1914 - 19th August 1914

1914

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Sentinel Source:6384097 20th August 1914 - 5th June 1918

1918

service Royal Navy Able Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke I Source:6384097 6th June 1918 - 10th October 1918

1918

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke I Source:6384097 11th October 1918 - 17th November 1918

1918

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Apollo (Midge) Source:6384097 18th November 1918 - 31st December 1918

1919

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke I Source:6384097 1st January 1919 - 30th June 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Champion Source:6384097 1st July 1919 - 31st August 1920

1920

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Pembroke I Source:6384097 1st September 1920 - 28th December 1920

1920

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman J2054 H.M.S. Valerian Source:6384097 29th December 1920 - 3rd January 1922

1922

death Unknown This record merely says 'died'. Some other entries list e.g. illness, accident or drowning, which implied that this death had no obvious cause. H.M.S. Valerian Antigua and Barbuda Source:6384097 Source:9052139 Source:9052053 3rd January 1922

burial At sea Source:9052139

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Herbert Archibald Sidney
Initials	HAS
Last Name	Cooper
Source	6384097

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Ganges	Boy II
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Impregnable	Boy II
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Impregnable	Boy I
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Leviathan	Boy I
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke	Boy I
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Perseus	Boy I
Royal Navy	J 2054	H.M.S. Hyacinth	Boy I
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Hyacinth	Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Hyacinth	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke	Able Seaman
Royal Navy		H.M.S. Hawke	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Robin	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Doris	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Vivid	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke I	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Sentinel	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke I	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke I	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Apollo (Midge)	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke I	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Champion	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Pembroke I	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J2054	H.M.S. Valerian	Leading Seaman

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Martha Cooper	mother
James W Cooper	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
John James Dalton	brother	1882
Winifred Sarah Cooper	sister	22nd January 1887
Catherine Annie Cooper	sister	31st March 1888
William Ernest Cooper	brother	1891

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Sallow	Blue	Dark Brown

Date	Height	Source
1910-10	5'8"

Media

The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour, which hangs in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden and lists 119 names of those from Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall who served in the 1914 – 1918 War. Men who have answered their country’s call in defence of a “Scrap of Paper”.

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The Countess Brownlow Home 1935-6

1935-6 photo of the Countess Brownlow Convalescent Home for Boys at Hudnall to which William's mother came as Matron in 1901. The photo was included in 'A Century Remembered' and is included here with permission of the editor.

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1914 15 Star, Br War Medal and Victory Medal

The 1914 15 Star (left) awarded to those who served in any theatre of war against Germany between 5th August 1914 and 31st December 1915, except those eligible for the 1914 Star. Those who were entitled to this medal were also entitled to the British War Medal (centre) and Allied Victory Medal (right).

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Communities

Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall

Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
GRO MARINE DEATHS INDICES (1903 to 1965) Transcription	Jane31029
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Jane31029

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972, Herbert A S Cooper	Jane31029
Spring 1920 Electoral Register, Little Gaddesden	Jane31029
1921 Britain Absent Voters' List	Jane31029
Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era	Jane31029
1918-1939 - Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies	Jane31029
CWGC Casualty Record entry Brother William	Jane31029
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects Brother William	Jane31029
Baptism Register Sister Winifred Sarah	Jane31029
Baptism Register Sister Catherine Annie	Jane31029
A Century Remembered	Jane31029
1939 Register entry Mother and Sisters	Jane31029

Multimedia

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The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour	Jane31029
The Countess Brownlow Home 1935-6	Jane31029
1914 15 Star, Br War Medal and Victory Medal	Jane31029

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