Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Cooper V.C. 1917 Library
Reference
S138.21
Place
STOCKTON
Map ref
4418
Original Location
Library
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
c1967
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 8 inches high x 1 foot 9 inches wide. At the top are the words “For valour” with the Victoria Cross below. At the bottom is the Royal cipher. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
The Victoria Cross
awarded on 14 September 1917 to Edward Cooper,
then Sergeant in the Twelfth Battalion of the
King’s Royal Rifle Corps, for most conspicuous
bravery and initiative in attack during action
on 16 August 1917 in the Ypres sector at
Langemarck Belgium
Major E. Cooper V.C. J.P.
Stockton’s first Victoria Cross
Names
See above
Notes
1. The new library building was opened in 1967.
2. Lieut. Cooper was selected with Sergt. Major Tosefield to lay a wreath at the unveiling of the cenotaph in 1923.
3. See Every Name A Story
2. Lieut. Cooper was selected with Sergt. Major Tosefield to lay a wreath at the unveiling of the cenotaph in 1923.
3. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
Northern Echo 30/05/1923 reports laying of wreath in Note 2.
Northern Echo 30/05/1923 reports laying of wreath in Note 2.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
The late Jim Winter; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
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