She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Beauchamp Astley Cooper OBE, late Indian Army and Louisa Maude White. She married Lt.-Col. Peter Jarret Lewis, The Buffs, 21 Sept 1946. Peter had been taken prisoner in the North African campaign but escaped and reached Switzerland.
Her brother, Geoffrey 'Desmond' (Royal Navy) was killed on HMS Wren in 1940.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Golf Course Instation | Operator | 02 Sep 1942 | 29 Oct 1942 |
| Salisbury Instation | Operator | April 1942 | Sept 1942 |
| Bury St Edmunds Instation | Operator | 29 Oct 1942 | Unknown |
Rosemary volunteered to join Special Duties. The family lived in The Cedars, Thurston, near Bury St. Edmunds.
She was visited by Beatrice Temple at the following locations; Salisbury 14 Apr 1942, where she was billeted on her own in Alderbury. Edinburgh 2 Sep 1942 where she is recorded as wearing a red belt. She attended a course at Hannington Hall 26 Oct 1942.
Rosemary replaced Mary Shaw at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 29 Oct 1942, after Mary was hit by a car resulting in serious head injuries. She could well have been billeted in her family home while stationed in Bury St Edmunds.
Beatrice Temple recorded in her diary; "Tuesday April 14 1942 Astley-Cooper and Holmes – want to be Platoon Officers. Sept 20 1942 Charles at Hannington Hall – advised me to get rid of all the ATS who want to go. Edinburgh Officer Cadet Training Unit closed – Astley-Cooper and Hay-Whiting (now Goodman), must go at once".
Beatrice Temple diary
1939 Register
Daughter Virginia and Sir Roderick Cordy-Simpson
Suffolk Chronicle 27 Sept 1946