His story
James Cook worked as a farm labourer.
He was living in Topcliffe in 1911.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/30379. His unit was Depot.
He died on 22 July 1918, aged 25. He is buried at Topcliffe Church Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farm Labourer
- Residence recorded
- Topcliffe
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/30379
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 22 July 1918
- Age
- 25
- Cemetery or memorial
- Topcliffe Church Cemetery
- Grave reference
- New. 5. 2.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 370
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James Cook”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/cook-james-se-30379/.
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