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William Hide Cooper

Rank Ship's Corporal 1st Class
Service Number 225272
Born 10/10/1887 Kimpton

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Chatham
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HMS Chester

Class C class Light Cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Next of kin address Kent England West Malling Blue Cottage Leybourne England Mother Mary Cooper Father Charles Cooper More info Alternative Nok address: Fair Lawn, New Town, West Malling, Kent. 1911 census: RN. Single. Buried at sea.