Main CPGW Record
Surname: SHUTTLEWORTH
Forename(s): Cooper
Place of Birth: Earby, Yorkshire
Service No: 143279
Rank: Driver
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 134th Battery 32nd Brigade
Division: 4th Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1918-10-29
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: D. 27.
CWGC Cemetery: RAMILLIES BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Cooper Shuttleworth was the son of John and Martha Shuttleworth, née Waterworth. John was born at Thornton-in-Craven and Martha at Earby, Yorkshire.
1901 Bracewell, Yorkshire Census: Wedacre - Cooper Shuttleworth, aged 9 years, born Thornton, Yorkshire, son of John and Martha Shuttleworth.
1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: Stoney Bank Farm - Cooper Shuttleworth, aged 19 years, born Earby, son of John and Martha Shuttleworth.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr Cooper Shuttleworth, 143279, Royal Field Artillery.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SHUTTLEWORTH, Driver Cooper, aged 27, R.F.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shuttleworth, Stoney Bank Farm, [Earby], died of wounds, France, Oct. 29, 1918.
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Driver Cooper SHUTTLEWORTH
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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15 November 1918
BARNOLDSWICK – Driver C. Shuttleworth
Driver Cooper Shuttleworth, R.F.A., who died of wounds in France on October 29th, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shuttleworth, Stoney Bank Farm, Earby. He was 27 years of age and single. A letter from the sister in charge of a C.C.S. states that he arrived there in a very dangerous condition, suffering from wounds in the thigh and ankle, and passed away the same day. Driver Shuttleworth had served nearly two years in France, and prior to enlistment assisted his father on the farm.
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15 November 1918
Earby Casualties
DRIVER C. SHUTTLEWORTH
Driver Cooper Shuttleworth, R.F.A., who died of wounds in France on Oct. 29th, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shuttleworth, Stoney Bank Farm, Earby. He was 27 years of age and single. A letter from the sister-in-charge of a casualty clearing station states that he arrived there in a very dangerous condition, suffering from wounds in the thigh and ankle, and passed away the same day. Driver Shuttleworth had served nearly two years in France, and prior to enlistment assisted his father on the farm.
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