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Matthew John Goldie Cooke

In memory of:

Flying Officer Matthew John Goldie Cooke

October 5, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/35898

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

January 12, 1918
Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

May 23, 1942
Kitchener, Ontario

Son of Leo Goldie Cooke and Hilda Mary Cooke, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 278 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Cheshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. Grave 938.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Matthew John Goldie Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Matthew John Goldie Cooke 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

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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– Flying Officer Matthew John Goldie Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Matthew John Goldie Cooke is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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