His story
John Cooke worked as a agricultural labourer.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/16888. His recorded unit was Royal Field Artillery.
He died on 9 November 1918, aged 35. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Caudry British Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Agricultural Labourer
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/16888
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 November 1918
- Age
- 35
- Cemetery or memorial
- Caudry British Cemetery
- Grave reference
- I. A. 30.
Connected men
- Vincent FOXAlso buried at Caudry British Cemetery
- James Stewart MCCARTNEYAlso buried at Caudry British Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 469
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John Cooke”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/cooke-john-se-16888/.
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