Edward Cooper (British Army officer)

Major-General

Edward Cooper

CB DSO MVO
Born21 April 1858
Died8 March 1945 (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Rank
Major-General
CommandsBritish Troops in North China
46th Brigade
13th Brigade
58th (2/1st London) Division
Conflicts
Second Boer War
British expedition to Tibet
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Member of the Royal Victorian Order
RelationsBrigadier General Richard Joshua Cooper (cousin)

Major-General Edward Joshua Cooper, CB, DSO, MVO (21 April 1858 – 8 March 1945) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Cooper was commissioned into the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot on 11 September 1876.[1]

He saw action during the Relief of Ladysmith in 1900 in the Second Boer War, was promoted to lieutenant colonel,[2] and the British expedition to Tibet in 1904.[3]

He was promoted to brevet colonel on 28 November 1904[4] and placed on half-pay on 28 November 1905 after commanding a battalion of the Royal Fusiliers.[5] He was made a substantive colonel in July 1907.[6]

He went on to be commander of the troops in North China in 1910.[3]

He was promoted to temporary brigadier general in August 1914.[7] and became commander of the 46th Brigade in around August 1915 and then commander of the 13th Brigade in December 1914 during the First World War.[8] After that he became General Officer Commanding 58th (2/1st London) Division in 1915 before being placed on half-pay and reverting to his substantive rank in September 1916[9] before briefly being promoted once again to temporary brigadier general and commanding a brigade[10] and, after being placed on half-pay in January 1918,[11] retiring later that year.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 24545". The London Gazette. 22 January 1878. p. 331.
  2. ↑ "No. 27382". The London Gazette. 3 December 1901. p. 8562.
  3. 1 2 3 "Major-General Edward Joshua Cooper". Thom's Irish Who's Who. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "No. 27740". The London Gazette. 2 December 1904. p. 8292.
  5. ↑ "No. 27859". The London Gazette. 1 December 1905. p. 8646.
  6. ↑ "No. 28039". The London Gazette. 12 July 1907. p. 4772.
  7. ↑ "No. 28875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1914. p. 6581.
  8. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "No. 29764". The London Gazette. 26 September 1916. p. 9350.
  10. ↑ "No. 29996". The London Gazette. 23 March 1917. p. 2862.
  11. ↑ "No. 30670". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 1918. p. 5446.
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