Edmund Adolphus Cooper, son
of Edmund and Susan Cooper of Milton West Ontario, was born in
Milton on October 28, 1985.
Edmund was drafted (Military
Service Act) to the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Garrison
Regiment in Hamilton on October 10, 1918, during the “Last
100 Days”. Garrison Regiments were formed later in
the war to provide soldiers to guard the "fortresses"
(Halifax, Esquimalt, Quebec City) or to provide guards for
internment or detention camps.
Edmund died at the age of 23
on December 14, 1918 from influenza complicated by bronchial
pneumonia, a month after the war ended.
He entered the hospital on December 3rd with a
sore throat and deteriorated quickly.
He was discharged due to his death.
Edmund
was at Exhibition Stadium when he became ill.
He never left Canada during the war.
