Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookterwards passing through his side and arm," adding: "He is a great loss to the regt. but died a noble death in doing the finest thing any man can do--giving his life for the sake of his country." =COOK, HAROLD=, Private, No. 113, 21st Battn. 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, _s._ of the late James Cook, of Stockwell, Marble Mason (who _d._ 1889); _b._ Stockwell, London, 30 July, 1885; educ. Stockwell College; went to Australia, 5 Dec. 1913, and settled at Melbourne; enlisted there in Feb. 1915; served in Egypt and at the Dardanelles and _d._ of pneumonia in No. 15 Base Hospital, Alexandria, 28 Dec. 1915; _unm._ =COOK, HARRY JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class, S.S. 113688, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COOK, ROBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 8030, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COOK, WILLIAM EDWARD=, Seaman, R.N.R., 3171 C., H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOK, WILLIAM GEORGE=, L.-Corpl., No. 1916, 1/5th Battn. The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of Alfred Henry Cook, of Bank Cottage, South Ascot, by his wife, Mary Jane, dau. of William Rew Maunders, of Bristol; _b._ Warfield, co. Berks, 25 May, 1890; educ. Rangleigh Elementary School, Windsor Forest; was a carman for Mr. Corbett, Builder, Bagshot; joined the Surrey Territorials, 19 Feb. 1909; volunteered for foreign service after the outbreak of war, and was sent with his battn. to Lucknow, where he was promoted L.-Corpl. In May, 1915, a call was made for a draft of men from the 5th Queen's to join the 2nd Norfolks, then engaged in operations in the Persian Gulf, and Cook was one of those who volunteered. He was drowned in the Tigris, 6 Aug. 1915, when on duty; _unm._; an officer wrote that he was one of the best of their N.C.Os. and that he "was full of keenness at his work and cheeriness on the march, and an excellent example of smartness both on and off duty." [Illustration: =William George Cook.=] =COOKE, ALBERT EDWARD=, Coy. Sergt.-Major, No. 8455, 1st Battn. Duke of Cornwall's L.I., _s._ of Edward Cooke, of 35, Langton Street, Cathay, Bristol, retired Army Warrant Officer and Barrack Master, late M.W.D., India, by his wife, Elizabeth Catherine, dau. of W. Davis; _b._ Bareilly, India, 6 Sept. 1889; educ. Military School, India, and Secondary School, Gloucester; enlisted in the 1st Battn. Duke of Cornwall's L.I. 20 Aug. 1906, and served seven years with the Colours and then passed into the Reserve. He held the Army Acting Schoolmaster's certificate, and as long as the rules permitted he had charge of the Depot Military School at Bodmin, Cornwall. On leaving the Army he joined the City of London Police Force, and was attached to the Clock Lane division until called up on the outbreak of the war, 5 Aug. 1914. He was killed in action in France on 4 June, 1915; _unm._ The officer commanding (Lieut.-Col. M. Turner), 1st Duke of Cornwall's L.I., wrote that he "Was killed in action early yesterday morning (Friday). He was accompanying the company commander, Capt. B. Woodham, D.S.O., round the trenches--the night was a very dark one--and was shot in the head, dying shortly afterwards. The medical officer informs me that he could not have felt any pain whatever, which may be a comfort for you to know. I myself had known your son for some years, and he was at Bodmin with me when I commanded the depot. His loss is very deeply deplored by all here--officers, N.C.O.'s, and men. He was one of the finest, if not the finest, N.C.O. in the battn., utterly fearless and daring, a splendid disciplinarian, and an all-round good fellow. He is a great loss to the battn. and to the country. He had been recommended by Major Canton (he was in command when I was home wounded) for a commission, and we are all sorry that he did not live to receive it. He was buried yesterday (Friday) afternoon in our regimental cemetery here, a charming little spot, and I and several officers and as many men as could be spared attended the funeral. I trust you will accept the deepest sympathy of the battn., of which your son was one of the best, in your bereavement. He died like a soldier for his King and country." Of his three brothers, Lieut. J. H. Cooke, 11th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, was killed in action at the Dardanelles landing; Corpl. W. D. Cooke, of 5th Divisional Cyclist Coy., is now (1916) a prisoner of war in Germany; and Sergt. A. W. Cooke was (16 Sept. 1914 to 4 Jan. 1915) Drill Instructor to the 15th Gloucesters, and was then with the 13th and later with the 16th Battns., returning to Police duty 6 Jan. 1916. [Illustration: =Albert Edward Cooke.=] =COOKE, JOSEPH HENRY=, Lieut., 11th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, _s._ of Alfred Edward Cooke, of 35, Langton Street, Cathay, Bristol, retired Army Warrant Officer, and Barrack Master, late M.W.D., India, by his wife, Elizabeth Catherine, dau. of W. Davis; _b._ Dinapore, India, 26 Oct. 1882; educ. in Military Schools in India; enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1899, and served with them 12 years; went to Western Australia and settled at Wickepin; volunteered on the outbreak of war; was made Sergt. and later promoted Lieut.; served at the Dardanelles, and was killed in action there 2 May, 1915. He _m._ at Malta, Rosie (Wickepin, Western Australia), dau. of (--) Peffers, and had three children. His brother, Coy. Sergt.-Major A. E. Cooke, was also killed in action. [Illustration: =Joseph H. Cooke.=] =COOKSLEY, ARTHUR GEORGE=, Gunner, R.M.A. 8388, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOLEY, FRANK=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9339), S.S. 106582, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOLEY, JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4035), S.S. 102438, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COOLEY, WILLIAM JAMES=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./7606 (R.F.R., B. 880), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COOLING, JOHN JOSEPH=, Private, No. 379, 2nd Battn. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd _s._ of John Joseph Cooling, of Windgates, co. Wicklow, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Boyd; _b._ Windgates, 31 Jan. 1891; educ. Bray National School; went to Australia in 1910 and settled at Sydney. On the outbreak of war he volunteered and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force in Sept. 1914, leaving for Egypt with the first contingent. He was severely wounded on 26 April during the historic landing at the Dardanelles, and was invalided back to Cairo, but rejoined his unit in July. Shortly afterwards he was reported as missing, and later was officially stated to have been killed in action between 6 and 9 Aug. 1915; _unm._ =COOLLEDGE, JOHN HENRY=, Leading Stoker, Ch./305541, R.F.R. B. 8475, 2nd. _s._ of Job Coolledge, of Purleigh, Essex, Shoemaker, by his wife, Sarah; _b._ Purleigh, 25 July, 1882; educ. there; joine |