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Son of Alfred and Sarah Elizabeth Cooke, of St. Lambert, Quebec.
A dedication service took place at 2:00 p.m. on 10 August 2008, the 66th anniversary of the crash of Hudson bomber, BW 401 which took the lives of four Canadians, Sergeant Howard J. 'Jim' Vincent, Pilot Officer John Kenneth 'Jack' Hobson, Pilot Officer Paul Amos Rogers and Sergeant Arnold William Cooke and Pilot Officer John Bursill from Campbelltown, New South Wales.
The church service which was held at Durham Presbyterian Church followed by family of the crew and other dignataries being transported to the memorial site where a military-style ceremony took place. There was an unveiling and consecration of the Memorial Stone and Plaque.
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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Sergeant Arnold William Cooke
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 66 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY Quebec, Canada
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