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Private John Robert Cook

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-11-22
Place of birth: Poplar Park Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Catherine Cook (mother,) Poplar Park P.O., Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Poplar Park P.O., Manitoba
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 872090
Highest Rank: Private (16th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-09-15 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1566575
LAC ID: 114171
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4
Service file: B1949-S039
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 183rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-09