T H – Coope – North Eastern Railway – Private – 02/09/1918

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Title

T H – Coope – North Eastern Railway – Private – 02/09/1918

Initials / forenames

T H

Surname

Coope

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 2nd Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

25517

Railway department

Thirsk

Railway job

Fireman

Date died

02/09/1918

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine December 1918, pg 222; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine December 1918, pg 223)

Memorial

Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt

Notes

Aged 24, Coope worked for the North Eastern Railway for five years before he enlisted. He was killed in action.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

04/04/2016

Last updated

04/04/2016

Citation

“T H – Coope – North Eastern Railway – Private – 02/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58589.