8th December 2015 Robert Sydney Cooper In 1911 Robert, born in Stamford in 1897, was living at 53 Cemetery Road (Radcliffe Road) with his parents Robert and Mary Jane. The family had moved there from 3 Victoria Cottages. His father was a carter for a builder and he worked as an errand boy for a boot maker. During the war he served with the Durham Light Infantry as a private and served in France. He was wounded and taken prisoner in 1918 and on his return he was given £8 from the Town fund.