A.+COOPER

Cooper, Arthur, Gunner, 23635, Royal Garrison Artillery Born Hanley, Staffs Enlisted Derby Killed in action France and Flanders 28th March 1916

Guards ‘X’ Trench Mortar Battery Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 9

Derby Daily Express, 11th May 1916: Arthur Cooper enlisted in 1905, and had served continously for eleven years, four of which he had spent in India and two in Aden. He had served on the Western Front since July 1915. He was aged 34, was unmarried and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Cooper, of 204, Uttoxeter Old Road, Derby. Quoted from his last letter written to his parents four days before his death; ‘I am looking forward to coming to see you again, if it is God’s will; but if anything should happen to me out here, I can safely say it is well with my soul … We need not fear when we have got the love of Christ in our hearts. Why should we be afraid when God is for us? It is through faith that I am trusting in Him, and it is that faith that makes me happy. When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there.’