John William Cooke
He was employed as a cast iron fettler.
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He lived at 15 Denison Street, Beeston Nottingham with his wife Lily Spray Cooke and their child Edith Edna.
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.
Thanks to John William Cooke's grandson Graham Harvey for this page.
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