Background
PENROSE.BrigadierCooper was born on March 8, 1855. 3rd son of Reverend J. D. Penrose, of Woodhill, Company Cork.
PENROSE.BrigadierCooper was born on March 8, 1855. 3rd son of Reverend J. D. Penrose, of Woodhill, Company Cork.
Haileybury; Woolwich. Obtained commission in Royal Engineers, 1873.
Captain, 1885; Major, 1893. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1900. Colonel, 1904; BrigadeGeneral, 1910.
Served South African War, 1879.
China, 1900; employed with local forces, North.S. Wales, 188.0-89. Assistant Inspector of Submarine Defences at War Office, 1891-1896.
Inspector, 1897. Employed on Survey of Wei-Hai-Wci and C.R.E., 1898-1901.
C.R.E.; Gosport, 1901-1905. Chief Engineer, Southern Coast Defence, 1900-1910. C. B. 1910; Chief Engineer Southern Command.
Salisbury, since 1910.
Club: Junior United Service.