Name: |
COOPER |
Given Name: |
LAWRENCE GEORGE |
Initials: |
L G |
Rank: |
Second LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force |
Unit: |
107 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Former Regiment: |
formerly Private #3635 South African Mounted Rifleman |
Date of Death: |
1918-08-09Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1894-03-05 |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Airco DH.9 #D5556, during the opening days of the critical Battle of Amiens (the beginning of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive)?No. 107 Squadron was flying Airco DH.9 day bombers on intense low-level bombing and reconnaissance missions against retreating German forces and supply lines. Squadron Losses: 2nd Lt. Cooper was killed in action alongside fellow 107th Squadron crew members on that exact date, including Second Lieutenant John Edmund Emtage and Second Lieutenant Joseph Wesson Jones |
Additional
Information: |
Son of George and Catharine Magdalene (nee Kelly) Cooper, of Cala, Tembuland, South Africa. A farmer. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2026-10-12
