Frederick Arthur Cooper (18568)

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A Soldier of the Border Regiment
Remembered with Honour


9th Border Regiment Roll of Honour

Full Name Frederick Arthur Cooper
Rank (highest) Private
Service Number 18568
Company D Company
Battalion 9th Battalion
Regiment Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned Seaford, Sussex
Theatre(s) of War Salonika
Born Hulme, Manchester
Nationality English
Children
Alice Brady (nee Cooper)
Joseph Cooper (d)
Annie Featherstone (nee Dickenson, nee Cooper) (d)
Frederick Cooper (d)
Residence(s) Salford, Manchester
Casualty Type Commonwealth War Dead
Died 31 October 1918
Age 36
Cause of Death d.
Reference Number 711
Resting Place Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria
Commemorated in perpetuity by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates Latitude: 40.5782 / Longitude: 22.9648
Commemorative Scroll Yes / click here
Biography
Frederick walked from Salford to Seaford in order to enlist. He did this because he was not allowed to enlist in Salford due to having no eyebrows. On his arrival at Seaford he drew eyebrows on, presented himself, and was duly accepted.[1]

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  1. Information courtesy of Brian Featherstone.