Bmdr
Frank Guest Cooke
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 02/10/1883 |
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Geburtsort: Oldbury, West Midlands, England, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Letzter bekannter Wohnsitz: Oldbury, West Midlands, England, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Beruf: Arbeiter |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Bombardier |
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Dienstnummer: 686978 |
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Einberufung ort: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — Royal Field Artillery, 55 Bty. 33rd Bde. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 12/11/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Zonnebeke Church - Zonnebeke Kirche, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 34 |
Begräbnisplatz
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White House Cemetery Grabstelle: III Reihe: Q Grab: 7 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 4
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| #2 | Letzter bekannter Wohnort | ||
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| #4 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
Frank Guest Cooke, a former relaying labourer for the Great Western Railway, was born on October 2, 1883 in Langley, West Midlands, England. He was the first child of James Randall Cooke (a former music teacher and organist) and Sarah Louisa Cooke. He had four brothers and seven sisters. He enlisted in Birmingham, West Midlands. He served in the 55th Bty of the 33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery, part of the 11th (Northern) Division. His brother Hubert served in the 2/4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry and his brother Philips served in the merchant navy. Both his brothers survived the war.
British artillerists, together with Canadians, were positioned in Zonnebeke during this time, behind the ruins of Zonnebeke Church. On November 11, 1917 the 55th Battery relieved a Canadian Brigade. On November 12, 1917 they were heavily shelled while using their 15 cm Howitzers in Zonnebeke. Three men of the 33rd Brigade were killed this day: Cooke, Berry and Howard.
Frank Guest, aged 34, was killed in action on November 12, 1917. Bombardier Cooke was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Church (28.D.28.a.10.70). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the White House Cemetery, Plot III, Row Q, Grave 7.
British artillerists, together with Canadians, were positioned in Zonnebeke during this time, behind the ruins of Zonnebeke Church. On November 11, 1917 the 55th Battery relieved a Canadian Brigade. On November 12, 1917 they were heavily shelled while using their 15 cm Howitzers in Zonnebeke. Three men of the 33rd Brigade were killed this day: Cooke, Berry and Howard.
Frank Guest, aged 34, was killed in action on November 12, 1917. Bombardier Cooke was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Church (28.D.28.a.10.70). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the White House Cemetery, Plot III, Row Q, Grave 7.
Quellen 3
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33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/1694/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/454465 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/937736 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=3e30786a-94a0-487d-a926-b4f1b5a44ce5 |