The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Second Lieutenant F T Cooper
Second Lieutenant F T COOPER, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
AWARDS: MC
London Gazette 24th September 1917.
The under mentioned W.Os., N.C.Os., and men to be temporary 2nd Lieutenants., with effect from dates shown :
Royal West Kent Regiment. - Pte. F. T. Cooper, from London Regiment Territorial Force - 4 August 1917.
London Gazette 8th March 1919.
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the following awards to the under mentioned Officers and Warrant Officers in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field.
The acts of gallantry for which the decorations have been awarded will be announced in the London Gazette as early as practicable.
AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS
Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Cooper, 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.
London Gazette 4th October 1919.
With reference to the Awards conferred as announced in the London Gazette, dated 8th March 1919, the following are the statements of services for which are the statements of services for which the decorations were conferred:
AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS
Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Cooper, 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.
Near Knokke, on the night of 23rd - 24th October 1918, during a night attack on a nest of enemy machine gun posts the company commander was killed. He was on liaison duty with the company on a flank and immediately took charge, and it was entirely due to his coolness and courage under very heavy machine gun fire that the attack was successfully continued.
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