Joseph William Cooke
Service number
D/JX 234203
Military unit
HM Trawler Phineas Beard Royal Navy
Address
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Date of birth
08 Apr 1922
Date of death
08 Dec 1941 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a dental polisher in 1939.
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Family history
He was the son of Joseph William and Emma Cooke and the brother of Edith Cooke of 30, Hedderley Street, St Ann's, Nottingham.
Military history
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 50, Column 2
HM Trawler Phineas Beard
HM Trawler Phineas Beard was a British Royal Navy Trawler requisitioned in August 1939 and used as a Minesweeper. PHINEAS BEARD HMT, built in 1917 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by British Royal Navy, was sunk in an air raid off the East coast of Scotland on the 8th December 1941. 12 men were lost including Ordinary Seaman Joseph Cooke from Nottingham. (wrecksite.eu)
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