Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Pilot Officer Lorne Franklin Cook is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Pilot Officer Lorne Franklin Cook is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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

Photo of LORNE FRANKLIN COOK – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Memorial – Presentation framed photo for Lorne Frankland Cook, from the rural municipality of Woodworth, Manitoba, who gave his life for King and Country in the Second World War, serving with the R.C.A.F. from May 1942 to November 1943.

Photo of Lorne Cook – Cook, Lorne Frankland - Flying Officer. Born 11th May, 1921, at Kenton, Manitoba. Entered the service of the Bank 9th August, 1939. Served at Yorkton and Norquay, Sask. Enlisted 18th May, 1942, from the latter branch in R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer in March, 1943; Flying Officer in June, 1943. Trained at Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Overseas in March, 1943. Killed on active service in England 24th November, 1943, as the result of an accident a cross-country flight. Buried in Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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