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Rank : Private

Army Number : 5136

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

Enlisted in the Leicester Military District into the Leicestershire Regiment, 1897. Served in South Africa 1899-1900.

Service Records: Born Loughborough, Leicestershire, enliosted with the Leicestershire Regiment age 18 yrs 6 months on 6.11.1897. Transferred to Army Reserve 31.10.1905.

Name and address NOK - father Henry Bernard 13 Abbey Park Road Leicester - brother Henry William - sisters Mary, Fanny

Queen's South Africa Medal and Clasps 'Talana' 'Defence of Ladysmith' 'Liang's Nek' & 'Belfast'.- King's South Africa Medal 1901/02.

Military History:

Home - 6.11.1897 - 19.9.1999 - 1yr 318 days
South Africa - 20.9.1999 - 6.11.1902 - 3yrs 48 days
India - 7.11.1902 - 27.10.1905 - 2yrs 355 days
Home - 28.10.1905 - 5.11.1909 - 4yrs 9 days

Total: 12yrs

Squadron, Troop, Battery & Company Defaulters Book:

Fort George - 9.12.1904 - Pte - I. Neglect of Duty - II. making a false statment to the Garrison Sergeant Major
Award 7 days CB (Confined to Barracks) 23.12.1904
Belgaum, India 26.9.1905

1891 Census: 13 Abbey Park Road Leicester - Henry Bernard Cooper Head - Henry William 15 - Bernard 12 - Fanny 8 - Florence Bland 20 Domestic Servant

1911 Census - living with brother Henry William 34 General Labourer and Bernard 30 Photographer at 51 Merridale Road, Humberstone, Leicester

Date of Birth : 1880

Place of Birth : Loughborough, Leicestershire

Civil Occupation : Engineer

Period of Service : 1890s

Conflicts : Boer War

Places Served : South Africa & India