Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookd the Navy in Sept. 1902, and was lost on H.M.S. Cressy, 23 Sept. 1914. He _m._ at Leigh-on-Sea, 29 July, 1911, Alice H. (4, Reginald Cottages, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea), dau. of Walter Carey; _s.p._ [Illustration: =John Henry Coolledge.=] =COOMBES, ALBERT=, Private, R.M.L.I., 11496, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COOMBES, ARTHUR ROBERT=, Private, No. 1920, 3rd Battn. Australian L.I., _s._ of James Coombes, of Hammersmith, by his wife, Emily; _b._ Hammersmith, 20 Jan. 1895; educ. St. Paul's C.E. School there; joined the Australian Imperial Force after the outbreak of war, and was killed in the fighting at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on 7 Aug. 1915; _unm._ =COOMBES, CECIL ROBERT=, Private, No. 4215, 14th Battn. (The London Scottish). The London Regt. (T.F.), 1st _s._ of James Robert Coombes, of 35, Knollys Road, Streatham, S.W., Madras Provincial Civil Service, late Presidency Magistrate, Madras, and Treasury Officer, Salem, by his wife, Camellia Ruth, dau. of Sergt. Stephen Pincott, 1st Madras Fusiliers; _b._ Cuddalore, South India, 18 March, 1897; educ. Champion Hill School, Denmark Hill (1905-6), Doveton Protestant College, Madras (1906-13), and Birkbeck College (1914); joined the London Scottish for Imperial Service, 2 Jan. 1915; went to the Front, 4 July, 1915; was severely wounded in the stomach in the attack on the Hohenzollern trenches during the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915, and died in the 2nd Field Ambulance the following day; _unm._ He was buried in the British cemetery at Vermelles. While in India, 1906-13, he was a Boy Scout, then a cadet, and finally a Volunteer in the Madras Volunteer Guards. A keen sportsman and shot, he was captain of Doveton College football and hockey teams, prefect of the school, and sub-editor of the school magazine. He had been selected and trained for the machine gun section, and successfully passed the snipers' test, for eventual employment in that capacity. [Illustration: =Cecil Robert Coombes.=] =COOMBS, ARTHUR ERSKINE GURNEY=, Lieut., R.N., elder _s._ of Richard Samuel Gurney Coombs, of Church House, Oundle, by his wife, Kathleen Maria, dau. of Adolphe Philippe de Chastelain; _b._ Kensington, 3 Feb. 1888; educ. Oundle School; entered H.M.S. Britannia as a cadet, Jan. 1903, at the head of the list; appointed Midshipman, H.M.S. Ocean (China Station), April, 1904; transferred to H.M.S. Goliath (Mediterranean Station), 1905, and to H.M.S. Illustrious, March, 1907; appointed to Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for special course, April, 1908, and obtained four 1st classes; promoted Sub-Lieut. 30 July, 1908, and appointed to H.M.S. Dee (Destroyer), Jan. 1909; promoted Lieut. 30 April, 1909; appointed to H.M.S. Hindustan (Battleship), Sept. 1909, and to H.M.S. Dryad for navigation course, Jan. 1910; qualified as Lieut. (Navigating), and appointed to H.M.S. Essex (Cruiser), Aug. 1910, and to H.M.S. Blanche (Cruiser), Feb. 1911; transferred to H.M.S. Foresight (Light Cruiser), March following, and appointed to H.M.S. Diamond (Cruiser), Nov. 1912; and as Navigating Lieut. to H.M.S. Juno, Dec. following; appointed for first class ship's course in navigation at Portsmouth, Jan. 1914, and obtained first place in examination; appointed Navigating Lieut. to H.M.S. Hawke, Feb. 1914, and was lost in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914, when that Cruiser was torpedoed. At the time of the attack Lieut. Coombs was on navigating duty on the bridge with the Capt. (Williams), and they remained there together until the ship sank. Coombs was subsequently seen in the water by survivors among the crew, but is presumed to have perished from the cold. He was _unm._ =COONEY, JOHN DANIEL=, Private, No. 2486, 6th Battn. Manchester Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of John Patrick Cooney, J.P., by his wife, Mary (Garranlea House, Cahir, co. Tipperary), dau. of Daniel Joseph Geary; _b._ Cahir, 20 Aug. 1889; educ. Rockwell College and Blackrock College, Ireland; enlisted in the Manchester Regt. on the outbreak of war, went with his battn. to the Dardanelles, and was killed in action at Gallipoli, 29 May, 1915. He had been nominated for a commission, against his express wishes, just before his death; _unm._ Private Cooney played Rugby football regularly for the Manchester City Club and Lancashire County. He was a good boxer and a first-rate athlete, winning many prizes at 440 and 880 yards. [Illustration: =John Daniel Cooney.=] =COOPER, ALBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4085), S.S. 102471, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COOPER, ALFRED=, Private, No. 9720, 2nd Battn. The Royal Scots (Lothian Regt.); served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action at Croix Barbée, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._ =COOPER, ANDREW=, Private, No. 14288, 4th Battn. The Middlesex Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; died at Zolobes, 14 Oct. 1914, of wounds received in action. =COOPER, EDWARD WYNDHAM=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 5932), 215711, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOPER, ERNEST=, Private, No. 10041, 4th Battn. Middlesex Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 30 Aug. 1914. =COOPER, ERNEST ROBERT=, Stoker, R.N.R., 1202T, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOPER, HANWAY=, Sub-Lieut., R.N., yst. _s._ of the late William Cooper, M.A. Oxford, by his wife, Marion (Gravel Hill, Boxmoor, co. Herts), dau. of the late Major James German, of Maywood, Sevenoaks, J.P., D.L., grandson of John Cooper, of The Oaks, Preston, co. Lancs, and great-great-nephew of Admiral Sir James Hanway Plumridge, who fought in the Crimea; _b._ Hampstead, co. Middlesex, 2 May, 1892; educ. St. Christopher's School, Eastbourne, the Royal Naval College, Osborne (entered 12 Jan. 1905), and Britannia College, Dartmouth; and was promoted Acting Sub-Lieut. 15 Sept. 1912, and Sub-Lieut. 15 Nov. following. He served on H.M. ships Commonwealth (15 Sept. 1909-14 Sept. 1910), Rattlesnake (15 Sept. 1910-14 Nov. 1910), Warrior (15 Nov. 1910-4 April, 1911), Britannia (14 Sept. 1911-2 Sept. 1912, "a zealous, hard-working officer"), Dryad (3 Sept.-9 Oct. 1912), Circe (10 Oct. 1912-6 March, 1914, "has carried out the duties of executive officer with zeal and ability"), Pembroke (7 March-22 March, 1914), and Shannon (23 March-30 July, 1914, "a very capable and promising officer"), and on the outbreak of war was appointed to H.M.S. Monmouth. He was killed in the naval action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, when the Monmouth and Good Hope were lost with all hands, 1 Nov. 1914. Sub-Lieut. Cooper was to have been promoted to the rank of Lieut. 15 Nov. following his death. [Illustration: =Hanway Cooper.=] =COOPER, HENRY=, Private, No. 10894, 4th Battn. Middlesex Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; died on active service, 4 Nov. 1914, of enteric fever. =COOPER, JAMES HAMILTON= |