(1) Transcript of interview with Chris Cooper (2) John Henry Cooper in uniform (3) John Henry Cooper's portrait with medals || In the attached transcript, Chris Cooper chronicles the life of his grandfather John Henry Cooper, from joining the Manchester Pal's regiment aged 19, fighting at the Somme, and reuniting with comrades on Hill 60, Ypres, in 1966. Contributed via Age Exchange (http://www.age-exchange.org.uk) as part of the Children of the Great War project (http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk) at a collection day at Age Exchange, UK. To see all material contributed by Age Exchange, or to see more contributions from this collection day, follow the links at http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk/archive.html - For further information email: greatwar@age-exchange.org.uk || || John Henry Cooper || Photograph || John Henry Cooper in uniform || || Photograph || John Henry Cooper with restored medals || John Henry Cooper || || Interview || John Henry Cooper || Interview with Chris Cooper

My grandfather, leaving Barry in 1914 with the Cardiff Pals for Lewes (where I now live) before heading to Salonika.

Great Uncle Arthur Livesey || || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || Malta || Medical || Royal Army Medical Corps in Malta || 35.937496,14.375415999999972 || || Sitting with mother Elizabeth sister Ellen and brother William Adam. || Medical || Accrington Lancashire || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || || Medical || Joseph Laycock || Photograph || Accrington Lancashire || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || Medical || || Photograph || Joseph Laycock and pals , Joseph front right || Medical || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || || Accrington Lancashire || Medical || Demob , back left Joseph , known as' Iodine Joe ' as he used iodine in WW1 Royal Army Medical Corps . || My grandfather Joseph Laycock || || Orrell was a Signaller with Z Company , 11th Batt East Lancs Reg . || Carnarvon Castle || Trench Life || Western Front || My great uncle Orrell Taylor Duerden || Photograph || || Photograph || My great uncle Orrell Taylor Duerden || Family sitting || Orrell photo sitting with brothers John William Edward Duerden and Tom Duerden . || || My great grandparents James Duerden and Eliza Ann || Orrell Taylor Duerden || Home Front || Accrington Lancashire || Photograph || My great grandmother Eliza wearing necklace with son Orrell Taylor's photo in locket . After Orrell was missing in action , gt grandma thought he may have lost his memory and would come home eventually , but he never cam home . || || Postcard || France || Post card from France || No message on the back of the embroidered postcard . Small card inside , Bonne Fete. || France Bonne Fete || || Embroidered Postcard || France || Embroidered post card from France , no message on the back . || Postcard || || Embroidered postcard || Postcard || France || Embroidered Postcard , I'm thinking of you , no message on the back . || || Photograph || Rheims France || 49.258329,4.031696000000011 || Post card of Reims Cathedral France || || Postcard || 49.406637,3.5955410000000256 || Card from France 1917, La France reconquise -Soupir || France || || Postcard || Taranto , Italy || 40.4692383,17.24000879999994 || || Taranto ,Italy || Taranto Italy - Via Peripato Grand Hotel d' Europe || Postcard || || Postcard || Morval France || La Grande Guerre . English Front .Vue du Morval . View of Morval captured on the 25th September || || Italy || Postcard || Unknown postcard from Italy not France ..Cartolino Postale on reverse || || Postcard || Amiens France || 49.894067,2.2957529999999906 || Postcard . 39.Amiens .L' Horloge Dewailly || || Photograph || Studio Photograph of Orrel Taylor Duerden taken at Carnarvon Wales . || Studio Photograph || My gt uncle Orrell Taylor Duerden || || Studio photograph of Orrell Taylor Duerden and girl ? || Photograph || My gt uncle Orrel Taylor Duerden || Accrington Lancashire || Orrell Taylor Duerden , Studio photograph || || Unknown soldier from Lancashire || Found with all other family war photos , but unknown . || Lancashire || Photograph || || Unknown family member from Burslem Staffordshire . || Burslem Staffordshire || Uknown soldier || || Unknown Soldier || Taken in Malta , family member unknown ,found with all WW1 photographs . || Malta || Unknown soldier || Photograph || || Front || Publication || The Balkan News || 47.776706,27.893961999999987 || Salonica || Front page of the Balkan News || Balkans || || Salonica || Results Of The Big Italian Victory || Publication || Front page Balkan News, Salonica Tuesday August 28 1917 || Balkans || Front || || Back page of Balkan News || Balkan News || Publication || Back || Balkans || Back page of the Balkan News , Salonica Wednesday August 22 1917 || Salonica || || Feature in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph about the 'Pal's . At last, memorial they deserve \n Shows reserves still in civvies on parade 1914. Orrell Taylor Duerden , small photo . || Feature Article showing my great uncle Orrell Taylor Duerden || Publication || The Accrington Pals Memorial || Accrington Lancashire || || Back page Balkan News , Salonica Tuesday August 28 1917 || Back || Salonica || Publication || The Balkan News || Balkan News || Balkans || || Publication || Article from the Accrington Obsever , P.T.E O.T. Duerden ( Missing ) Corporal's Descriptive Letter . || Orrell Taylor Duerden ( missing ) || My great uncle Orrell Taylor Duerden || Accrington || || 1918 Embroidery || Embroidered postcard 1918 in the Victorious colours and Souvenir de France stitched in yellow . || France || Embroidered postcard 1918 || Front || Postcard || || Message to Elsie Duerden from Pte W Crawshaw . To Elsie with best wishes xxxxxxxxxxxx || Back of 1918 Embroidered postcard || Back || Postcard || France