R W – Cook – Great Western Railway – Bombardier – 02/03/1916
Title
R W – Cook – Great Western Railway – Bombardier – 02/03/1916
Initials / forenames
R W
Surname
Cook
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), 7th London Brigade
Military rank
Bombardier
Military number
153
Railway job
Member of Chief Engineer's Office staff, Paddington. Youngest son of Chief Clerk. Enthusiatic member of GWR (London) Athletic Association
Date died
02/03/1916
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway staff magazine (photo only): 1916/04/99
Memorial
Vermelles Communal Cemetery
Notes
26 son of William Edwin and Emily Elizabeth Cook of 10 Sherborne Gdns, West Ealing, London. Born Caversham, Oxon. Killed in action after nearly 12 months in France. He was an expert gun-layer, for which he held a silver cup.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“R W – Cook – Great Western Railway – Bombardier – 02/03/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58661.