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William Henry Cooke

In memory of:

Sergeant William Henry Cooke

May 4, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

A/10736

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 24, 1895
Leichester, England

Enlistment:

April 28, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of William S. and Mary J. Cooke, of 18, River St., Smiths Falls, Ontario. He was a horse trainer and was single.

Commemorated on Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 78.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of William Henry Cooke– From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.

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  • Photo of William Henry Cooke– Photo provided by community of Smiths Falls as part of the Lest We Forget Project.

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  • Biography - page 1– Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.

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    Biography - page 1 – Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.
  • Biography - page 2– Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.

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    Biography - page 2 – Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– 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 415 of 818.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – 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 415 of 818.

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