Corp. Roger Aytown Whyte Couper
1887-1919
Corp. Roger Aytown Whyte Couper
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Couper, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
Husband of Catherine Lily (Killin) Couper, of Toronto, Ontario Born in Fifeshire Scotland May 14th, 1886. Died December 18th, 1919. Age 32 years.
Corp. Roger A. W. Couper (# S/4571, member of the No. 2 District Depot, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force) died on December 18th, 1919 in Toronto. Roger listed his occupation as “Sadler” before his July 12th, 1917 enlistment. Roger lived at 446 Roxton Road in Toronto with his wife Catherine Lily (Killin) Couper who was the sister to; Jessie, Mary, Archie, William and John Killin and daughter of James and Catherine Killin.
From his military medical records, it appears that Roger had developed Myalgia and then Tuberculosis of the spine as early as the spring of 1917 but that his training for the war continued first in Toronto then at Camp Niagara. He was in and out of hospital and finally seemed to have been diagnosed too late as in November of 1918 he was admitted to hospital and seemed to get worse until his death in December of 1919.
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Couper, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
Husband of Catherine Lily (Killin) Couper, of Toronto, Ontario Born in Fifeshire Scotland May 14th, 1886. Died December 18th, 1919. Age 32 years.
Corp. Roger A. W. Couper (# S/4571, member of the No. 2 District Depot, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force) died on December 18th, 1919 in Toronto. Roger listed his occupation as “Sadler” before his July 12th, 1917 enlistment. Roger lived at 446 Roxton Road in Toronto with his wife Catherine Lily (Killin) Couper who was the sister to; Jessie, Mary, Archie, William and John Killin and daughter of James and Catherine Killin.
From his military medical records, it appears that Roger had developed Myalgia and then Tuberculosis of the spine as early as the spring of 1917 but that his training for the war continued first in Toronto then at Camp Niagara. He was in and out of hospital and finally seemed to have been diagnosed too late as in November of 1918 he was admitted to hospital and seemed to get worse until his death in December of 1919.
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/4017252?Roger%20Aytown%20Whyte%20Couper
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=120334
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