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1879

sibling William Charles Cook Source:6154747 27th May 1879

1879

sibling William Charles Cook Source:6159731 27th May 1879

1881

sibling Elizabeth Mary Cook Source:6154747 30th April 1881

1881

sibling Elizabeth Mary Cook Source:6159731 30th April 1881

1883

sibling Ethel Rose Cook Source:6154747 4th April 1883

1883

sibling Ethel Rose Cook Source:6159731 4th April 1883

1886

birth Sevenoaks, Kent United Kingdom Source:6153646 11th October 1886

1892

sibling Arthur John Cook Source:6154747 21st June 1892

1892

sibling Arthur John Cook Source:6159731 21st June 1892

1902

appointments Attested Source:6153646 21st October 1902

1902

dates Age 18 Source:6153646 21st October 1902

1902

employment Bricklayer Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom Source:6153646 21st October 1902

1902

enlistment Warley United Kingdom Source:6153646 21st October 1902

1902

location Hope Villas, Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom parents address Source:6153646 21st October 1902

1903

employment Bricklayer Mr Charles W Choat Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom Source:6153646 5th February 1903

1903

appointments Transferred to Royal Engineers Source:6153646 20th February 1903

1903

service British Army Sapper 12494 Royal Engineers Source:6153646 20th February 1903

1904

appointments Extended service to 8 years Source:6153646 29th March 1904

1904

appointments Bermuda Source:6153646 17th October 1904 - 25th October 1905

1904

events First Good Conduct Badge Military Discipline Source:6153646 21st October 1904

1907

appointments Bermuda Source:6153646 28th August 1907 - 26th January 1910

1907

events Second Good Conduct Badge Military Discipline Source:6153646 21st October 1907

1910

appointments Transferred from 27th Company to 53rd Company Source:6153646 15th January 1910

1910

dates Age 26 Source:6153646 20th October 1910

1910

appointments Transferred to Army Reserve Section A Source:6153646 21st October 1910

1911

appointments Transferred to Army Reserve Section B Source:6153646 21st October 1911

1914

appointments Mobilized at Chatham (G Company) Source:6153646 12th August 1914

1914

appointments Transferred to 16th Company Source:6153646 4th September 1914

1914

service British Army Sapper 12494 Royal Engineers Source:930710 14th November 1914

1914

appointments Expeditionary Force France - 11th Field Company RE Source:6153646 20th November 1914 - 23rd January 1915

1914

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6153646 20th November 1914 - 23rd January 1915

1915

hospitalisation Wounded severely in the right arm and left thigh as a result of an accident caused by the explosion of explosives. Cause unknown. Hospital/Institution Source:6153646 13th January 1915

1915

appointments Transferred to G Company Chatham Source:6153646 24th January 1915

1915

appointments Continued under Special Army Order XIII 22/6/1915 Source:6153646 26th August 1915

1916

appointments Transferred to 1st Provisional Company Source:6153646 14th June 1916

1918

service British Army Lance Corporal 12494 Royal Engineers Source:6153646 17th October 1918

1918

service British Army Corporal 12494 Royal Engineers Source:6153646 17th October 1918

1919

appointments Proceed to Purfleet dispersal for demobilisation Source:6153646 9th February 1919

1919

theatres Egypt :4 Source:6153646 11th February 1919

1919

appointments Transferred to Class Z Army Reserve Source:6153646 10th March 1919

1919

discharge Source:6153646 10th March 1919

1919

location 81 Ravina Crescent, Toronto Canada their own address Source:6153646 10th March 1919

1926

marriage Myrianne Source:6164406 10th March 1926

service British Army Sapper 12494 Royal Engineers Source:930710

1960

death Not War Related Generalised cancer. Beaulieu-sur-Mer France Source:6164406 4th August 1960

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	George Norman
Initials	GN
Last Name	Cook
Source	930710
First Names	George
Initials	G
Last Name	Cook
Source	930710

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
81 Ravina Crescent, Toronto	Canada	their own address	known 10th March 1919
Hope Villas, Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex	United Kingdom	parents address	known 21st October 1902

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
British Army	12494	Royal Engineers	Sapper
British Army	12494	Royal Engineers	Sapper
British Army	12494	Royal Engineers	Sapper
British Army	12494	Royal Engineers	Lance Corporal
British Army	12494	Royal Engineers	Corporal

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Sarah Martin	mother
George Cook	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
William Charles Cook	brother	27th May 1879
Arthur John Cook	brother	21st June 1892
Elizabeth Mary Cook	sister	30th April 1881
Ethel Rose Cook	sister	4th April 1883
William Charles Cook	brother	27th May 1879
Elizabeth Mary Cook	sister	30th April 1881
Ethel Rose Cook	sister	4th April 1883
Arthur John Cook	brother	21st June 1892

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Myrianne	wife	10th March 1926

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Blue	Fair

Date	Height	Source
1910-10-20	5'10"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1902-10-21	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

George Norman Cook

Sometime between the wars.

Contributed by:
Mike17331
Three Cook Brothers

From right to left - William Charles Cook, George Norman Cook and Arthur John Cook. Probably taken about 1903 when George joined the Royal Engineers.

Contributed by:
Mike17331

Communities

Woolmer Family

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Mike17331
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Mike17331
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Mike17331
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Mike17331
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Mike17331

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 about George Cook	Mike17331

Multimedia

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Three Cook Brothers	Mike17331

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