John William Cooke
Service Number
33818
Military Unit
7th Bn Norfolk Regiment
Date of birth
Date of Death
30 Nov 1917 (30 years old)
Place of Birth
Radford Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was employed as a cast iron fettler.
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Family History
He lived at 15 Denison Street, Beeston Nottingham with his wife Lily Spray Cooke and their child Edith Edna.
Military History
He was conscripted 14/10/16 aged 29 standing 5' 3" and weighing 122lbs. He was then posted into âKâ Supply Company at Aldershot to train. He was drafted to France 23/24/11/1916 aboard Mona's Queen. The 7th Norfolks played a minor role with relatively few casualties on 20 November but was very hard-hit ten days later. Two officers and 27 men were killed; eight officers and 89 men were wounded; and six officers and 217 men were reported missing. John William Cooke was amongst them.
Extra Information
Thanks to John William Cooke's grandson Graham Harvey for this page.
Photographs
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