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Hesketh Cooke

In memory of:

Sergeant Hesketh Cooke

May 13, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

86755

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

November 7, 1880
Cheshire, England

Enlistment:

April 20, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Henry and Annie Cooke; husband of Alice M. K. Cooke, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Served in the South African Campaign.

Commemorated on Page 219 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STE CATHERINE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

M. 14.

Location:

Ste Catherine is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, adjoining the city of Arras on the north side. STE CATHERINE BRITISH CEMETERY is on the left of the road to Therouanne (the Chassee Brunehaut), not far beyond the Church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • War Diary– Original War Diary entry for the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, mentions the death of Sgt. Hesketh Cooke.

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    War Diary – Original War Diary entry for the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, mentions the death of Sgt. Hesketh Cooke.
  • Family Photo– In Camp at Sewell Manitoba 1915, in picture is Hesketh, wife Katherine & son James H.

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    Family Photo – In Camp at Sewell Manitoba 1915, in picture is Hesketh, wife Katherine & son James H.
  • Photo of Hesketh Cooke– Hesketh mounted (1915 Sewell Manitoba)

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  • Photo of Hesketh Cooke– Hesketh with his gun (1915 Sewell Manitoba)

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    Photo of Hesketh Cooke – Hesketh with his gun (1915 Sewell Manitoba)
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