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Leonard Frank Cooke

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Leonard Frank Cooke

May 31, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/70432

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

156 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of William and Elizabeth Cooke, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 66 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VORDEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 2-3.

Location:

Vorden is a village on the Zutphen-Groenlo road. It is 8 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. The VORDEN GENERAL CEMETERY is 1 kilometre north-east of the village, in the woods some 450 metres north of the road to Ruurlo. The graves are in a special pelouse d'honneur on the eastern side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Leonard Frank Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Leonard Frank Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Leonard Frank Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Leonard Frank Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of LEONARD FRANK COOKE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LEONARD FRANK COOKE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Album Cover– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Album Cover – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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