John William Cooke
He was employed as a cast iron fettler.
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John Willam Cooke lived at 15 Denison Street, Beeston Nottingham with his wife Lily Spray Cooke née Wagstaff whom he had married on 3rd August 1914 at St John's Church, Beeston, and their child Edith Edna born 9th July 1916 at Beeston.
He was the son of the late James Cooke a gas works labourer born 1856 at Compton Dando, Somerset he died in 1894 aged 39 yrs, his mother Lucy Waplington was born in 1859 at Radford, she died in 1898 at Nottingham she was 39 yrs old, they were married in 1876 at Nottingham, they had 9 children.
In the 1911 census John Cooke is living at 58 Wollaton Road, Beeston, Nottingham, he is 23 yrs of age he is single and is an assisting in the buisness of the head of the houshold, Frank Paling 28 yrs a fish and greengrocery owner and his famiy.
Commencing 16th September 1918 his widow was awarded a pension of 20 shillings and 5 pence a week.
Private John William Cooke was conscripted on 14th October 1916 at Derby aged 29 standing 5' 3" and weighing 122lbs. his address was 15 Dennison Street, Beeston he was a cast iron fettler. He was posted into “K” Supply Company at Aldershot to train. He was drafted to France 23rd 24th November 1916, aboard Mona's Queen
He was admitted to hospital at Rouen suffering from Nephritis and was retunred to England on 21st January 1917.
He returned to France on 18th October 1917,
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 on 30th November 1917,
John William Cooke was amongst them he is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France.
Thanks to John William Cooke's grandson Graham Harvey for this page.
additional researc and information Peter Gillings
Photo of John William Cooke
Cambrai Memorial, France