Private George William Cook
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cook,
George William
Date of birth: 1897-08-28
Place of birth: Goule Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Margaret Lola Cook, wife. 27 Gore Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address:
27 Gore Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-09-29
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Anneux British Cemetery, II. D. 32.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 453790
Highest Rank:
Private
(58th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-02-27 to 1918-09-29
- Private (Army). 1918-01-10 to 1918-02-27
- Corporal (Army). 1917-10-27 to 1918-01-10
- Lance Corporal (Army). 1917-08-01 to 1917-10-27
- Private (Army). 1917-06-23 to 1917-08-01
- Private (Army). 1917-05-11 to 1917-06-23
- Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-13 to 1917-05-11
- Rank unknown (Army). 1915-08-10 to 1915-10-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded May 11, 1917, KIA at Cambrai
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1917-07-09
Source: London Gazette No. 30172, pg. 6840
Military Medal First Bar
Date of award: 1919-02-11
Source: London Gazette No. 31173, pg 2083
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 187810
LAC ID:
113983
Service file: B1944-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Joseph Ross Cook and Susannah Margaret Cook (nee France); younger brother of Harry Snowden Cook (Service No. 453001), Robert Edwin Cook (Service No. 453002) and John Ross Cook (Service No. 47935); husband of Margaret Lola 'Maggie' Cook (nee Croshaw, later Boaprey) married August 14, 1915 of 14 Cherry Street, Kingston, Ontario
Attested August 10, 1915 in the 86th (Machine Gun) Battalion (Service No. 175321), transferred October 13, 1915 to the 58th Battalion (Service No. 453790)
Uploader's Research notes: 58th Battalion Nominal Roll [Bugler Army Canadian Infantry 86th (Machine Gun) Battalion Service No. 175321 Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion D Company Service No. 453790 Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Central Ontario Regimental Depot Service No. 453790 Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Service No. 453790 Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Service No. 453790 Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Service No. 453790 Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Service No. 453790 Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion D Company Service No. 453790 Military Medal First Bar Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-17