1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Herbert George Cooper

Contributed by: Lastpostman, on 2008-11-19

Herbert George Cooper
Rank
First NameHerbert George
SurnameCooper
Year of Birth1892
Year of Death1965
RegimentKing's Own Scottish Borderers
Place of Wartime ResidenceHessle, East Riding of Yorkshire

Herbert George's Story

Grandfather was a regular soldier in the East Yorkshire Regiment before the war. He served with the Durham Light Infantry, the Labour Corp and finally the Kings Own Scottish Borderers.

He was promoted to Colour Sergeant very early in the war.

Other memories

No additional memories have been submitted

BBC © 2014The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.