C77154 Pte Cooper, Harold Frederick is on the sailing list from Leghorn (Genoa) Italy to Marseille, France (11 to 13 March 1945) with the 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada when the battalion, as part of the 1st Canadian Division, was sent from Italy to Northern Europe to complete the liberation of Holland. Cooper was A/Cpl after the war and occupation ended, traveling from NWE to the UK (4 to 5 Sept 1945). His promotion to Cpl was confirmed when at the Repatriation Depot to be shipped home from Dover on 7 September.
His home address was: Mrs F Cooper, 419 Bartlett Avenue, Toronto. His Service Number starting with a “C” was one of a group assigned to Eastern Ontario to the Royal Military Police which suggests his location of first enlistment in the military. He was born in Dec 1923.