Thom's Irish Who's Who/Cooper, Major-General Edward Joshua

COOPER, Major-General Edward Joshua, C.B. (1904), D.S.O. (1900), M.V.O. (1906). Retired Pay, late Royal Fusiliers; b. 21st April, 1858: eldest son of the late Colonel J. H. Cooper, of Dunboden, Co. Westmeath; m. 1894. Effie, only dau. of J. F. Balmain. of Dalrock, Perthshire. Educ.: Marlborough and Sandhurst. Entered the Army in 1876; Captain, 1885; Major, 1897; Lieut.-Col., 1901; Col.. 1904. Served in Egypt, 188687 as A.D.C. to the G.O.C. Frontier Field Force. South Africa, 1899-02: present at the Battles of Colenso, Hussar Hill, Relief of Ladysmith, Relief of Mafeking, and operations in the Western Transvaal. Commandant, Riversdale and Beaufort, West Cape Colony. Tibet Expedition, 1904; present at the storming of Gyantse Jong and advance to Lhassa. Commanded the troops in North China, 1910-14, including the Chinese Revolution of 1911. European War, 1914-18: in command of 46th and 13th Brigades, and 58th London Division. Retired, 1918, with the rank of Major-General. Is a D.L. for Westmeath. Res.: Dunboden Park, Mullingar. Clubs: Naval and Military; Royal Irish Automobile.

COOPER, Major-General Edward Joshua, C.B. (1904), M.V.O., 4th class (1906), D.S.O. (1900), D.L. .Co. Westmeath; served with R. Fus., Egypt, 1886; S. Africa, 1899-1902; Tibet, 1904; European War, 1914-15; Brig.-Gen. comdg. troops in N. China, 1910-14; Major-Gen. (temp.) comdg. 58th London Divn., 1915-16; Brig.-Comdr., 1917-18; ret. p. and granted hon. rank of Maj.-Gen,, 1918; eldest son of late Col. Joshua Harry Cooper, of Dunboden, Co. Westmeath; b. 1858; m. 1894, Effie, only dau. of late J. S. Balmain, Dalvrek, Perth. Res.: Dunboden Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Royal Irish Automobile Club, Dublin.