Cooper

 

 

Location:  Hastings County     N 44.63469   W -77.46958

In the cemetery, on the west side of Cooper Road (County Road 12), just north of Barry Road.

 

This memorial is another fine example of finding a cenotaph in a place that I didn't even know existed.  Cooper is a small hamlet on the edge of the Canadian Shield.  There are some farms located sporadically around this very rural area and its a weekend getaway to cottagers.  There are no stores or much of anything in the area, just a crossroads and a few houses.

The memorial itself is a tall red granite shaft with a bust of a typical WWI soldier at the top.  The names of those lost in the World Wars are engraved in the granite, six in WWI and one from WWII.  The cemetery is rather large considering the size of the community, it has many gravestones from the first settlers to present day, and several military style grave markers to remember those who proudly served and are buried here.

 

Market text:

Front:

MAJOR S. BRUCE VANLEEK

KILLED IN ACTION AT CAMBRAI

SEPT. 29TH 1918

AGED 34 YEARS

 

PRIVATE EDWARD CANNIFF

KILLED IN ACTION AT VIMY RIDGE

MAY 9TH 1916

AGED 27 YEARS

 

ERECTED

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS

BY THE FRIENDS OF COOPER AND REMINGTON

1914 - 1918 

 

 

 

 

Right side:

PRIVATE ALFRED WARD GORDON

KILLED IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELE

OCT. 26TH 1917

AGED 24 YEARS

 

PRIVATE ALFRED NUNNEY

KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE

APRIL 4TH 1918

AGED 23 YEARS

 

 

 

 

 

Back:

WILLIAM ASKHAM

KILLED IN ACTION D-DAY

JUNE 6TH 1944

AGED 33 YEARS

 

 

 

 

Left side:

PRIVATE THOMAS C. BROAD

KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT

MAY 24TH 1915

AGED 33 YEARS

 

PRIVATE ALVIN PARKS

KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME

OCT. 7TH 1916

AGED 27 YEARS