David Cooper (chaplain) - Eton College

Eton College

Cooper retired from the regular army on 29 September 1984, and became a chaplain at Eton College, which was later attended by Princes William and Harry. On 17 January 1990 he took a Territorial Army commission, reverting to Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class, and on 8 October 1994 he became a lieutenant in Eton College Combined Cadet Force detachment. He was promoted back to Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class in the TA on 15 March 1995. He was awarded the Cadet Forces Medal on 16 June 1999, by which time he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the CCF. He retired as a TA chaplain on 30 June 1999. In 2002 it was reported in the media that the Royal Military Police had seized weapons during a raid on his home in the grounds of the elite school in Berkshire. Subsequent investigation showed the claims to be malicious in origin and damages were paid by a number of media outlets. At the time officers were investigating alleged financial irregularities at the College, a claim denied by the college's governing body.