Dennis Cooke
Service number
1115711
Military unit
107 (The South Notts Hussars) Regt Royal Horse Artillery
Address
96 Brownlow Road, Mansfield.
Date of birth
22 May 1921
Date of death
06 Jun 1942 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Coal Hewer.
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Family history
Son of Henry and Annie Cooke of 96 Brownlow Road, Mansfield.
Siblings: John Henry, May, Wilfred, Ivan, Annie Elizabeth, Arthur, George, Edna and Raymond.
Military history
The battalion was destroyed almost to the man while fighting in the Battle of Knightsbridge as they provided a defensive rear guard action to cover the retreat of the British Army during the Battle of Gazala (26/5-21/6/1942) The British attacked the German forces on the 5th June thinking that they were not as strong as they were and this lead to several days of heavy fighting.
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