Killed while serving with the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in the Korean War, July 1952 to August 1953.
Ronald George Cooper was born on 22 February 1933, a son of Cecil Cooper (1909-1971) and Minnie Cooper née Francis (1913-1996). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1933 in the Chelsea Registration District, London.
Electoral registers from 1934 to 1938 show his parents listed at 22 Novello Street, London, SW6 and in the 1939 England and Wales Register they were living at 62 Hugon Road, London, SW6. His father was described as a painter and decorator as well as being a member of Air Raid Precautions.
He was serving as a Fusilier in the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), service number 22480877, in Korea when he was killed in action, aged 19 years, on 11 November 1933. His body was , in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, 93 UN pyeonghwa-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, South Korea.
He is shown as "Fus R G Cooper" on the Royal Fusiliers war memorial in St Sepulchre's Church, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1. His name is inscribed on the wall of The Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Rd, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 7AR, where he is also remembered on the . He is also commemorated on the .
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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