Edward Cooper (British Army officer)

Edward Cooper
Born	21 April 1858
Died	8 March 1945 (aged 86)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands	British troops in North China 46th Brigade 13th Brigade 58th (2/1st London) Division
Battles / wars	Second Boer War British expedition to Tibet First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Royal Victorian Order

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 and the British expedition to Tibet in 1904.[2]

He went on to be commander of the troops in North China in 1910.[2]

He was promoted to temporary brigadier general in August 1914.[3] 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.[4] 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[5] before briefly being promoted once again to temporary brigadier general and commanding a brigade[6] and retiring in 1918.[2]

References

1. "No. 24545". The London Gazette. 22 January 1878. p. 331.
2. "Major-General Edward Joshua Cooper". Thom's Irsh Whos Who. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
3. "No. 28875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1914. p. 6581.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "No. 29764". The London Gazette. 26 September 1916. p. 9350.
6. "No. 29996". The London Gazette. 23 March 1917. p. 2862.

Military offices
New title	GOC 58th (2/1st London) Division 1915–1916	Succeeded by Hew Fanshawe