Private 4278 Thomas Cooke
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 27/03/1915
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 16th of June 1915
Born: Haydock, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 4 and 6.
Family details:
Son of Sarah Cooke, of Hillcrest Mines, Alberta, Canada, and the late John Cooke. Name and address from attestation papers: Mr John Cooke (father), 80 Broadoak Road, Parr, St Helens. Father John is legatee.
Census details:
1891 - 1 years old Thomas is living near Garswood Lane, Haydock with parents John (28), Sarah (26) and sister Mary A (3). Also at the address is John's brother Peter Cooke (22). 1901 - Shows 10 years old Thomas living at 25 Stirling Street, Wigan with his parents John (37), Sarah (36) and three siblings: Mary A (13), Ethel F (7), Peter (5). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Coal Miner' Thomas living at 79 Broad Oak Road, Parr, St Helens with parents John (47), Sarah (46) and two siblings: Peter (15), Stanley (9).
Notes:
Age taken from attestation papers.
Age taken from attestation papers.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/4278ThomasCooke.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ThomasRoscoeAndThomasCook.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/T_Cooke_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Thomas Cooke on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
