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Military service
Service number:
109279
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C.
Birth:
October 21, 1895
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
March 23, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Arthur and Mary Cook, of 30, Alcina Avenue, Toronto.
Digital gallery of Private Harry Cook
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Circumstances of Death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 237 of 818. -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
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Memorial Plaque
This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. -
Inscription
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Harry Cook
Digital gallery of
Private Harry Cook
Digital gallery of
Private Harry Cook
Digital gallery of
Private Harry Cook
Digital gallery of
Private Harry Cook
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 388 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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