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London England [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Barnstaple, Devon [6]

Crewe, Cheshire [6]

Collingwood Victoria [5]

Islington, London [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Footscray Victoria [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Alstonville New South Wales [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Runcorn, Cheshire [3]

Auckland [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bunbury Western Australia [2]

Cambridge [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Congleton, Cheshire [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Dukinfield [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Erpingham, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [2333]

Gunner [260]

Serjeant [205]

Driver [195]

Corporal [188]

Sapper [175]

Second Lieutenant [158]

Lance Corporal [104]

Captain [78]

Lieutenant [76]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Acting Corporal [34]

Major [32]

Pioneer [32]

Bombardier [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Guardsman [12]

Rifleman [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Staff Nurse [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Sister [7]

Trooper [7]

Temporary Captain [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Drummer [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Reverend [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Forewoman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

4th Class Chaplain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303]

Army Service Corps [300]

Royal Engineers [268]

Labour Corps [239]

Royal Garrison Artillery [151]

Royal Army Medical Corps [136]

London Regiment [133]

Machine Gun Corps [102]

Manchester Regiment [96]

Cheshire Regiment [86]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81]

Liverpool Regiment [69]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Leicestershire Regiment [60]

Rifle Brigade [60]

Gloucestershire Regiment [58]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58]

Durham Light Infantry [55]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Royal Army Service Corps [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Suffolk Regiment [43]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [42]

Norfolk Regiment [42]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42]

North Staffordshire Regiment [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [39]

Essex Regiment [36]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [36]

Royal Naval Division [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Welsh Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [34]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Canadian Infantry [32]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Army Veterinary Corps [30]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Grenadier Guards [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3755]

Royal Navy [321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [304]

Australian Imperial Force [213]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [5062]

B [8]

M [3]

D [2]

F [2]

A [1]

N [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4956]

Merchant Navy [88]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [111]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

Kenya [1]

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Place of birth

London England [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] London, Middlesex, England [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Barnstaple, Devon [6] Crewe, Cheshire [6] Collingwood Victoria [5] Islington, London [5] London, Middlesex [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Footscray Victoria [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Alstonville New South Wales [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Nottingham [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Runcorn, Cheshire [3] Auckland [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Cambridge [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Congleton, Cheshire [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Dukinfield [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Erpingham, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [2333] Gunner [260] Serjeant [205] Driver [195] Corporal [188] Sapper [175] Second Lieutenant [158] Lance Corporal [104] Captain [78] Lieutenant [76] Acting Serjeant [38] Acting Corporal [34] Major [32] Pioneer [32] Bombardier [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Guardsman [12] Rifleman [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Staff Nurse [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Sister [7] Trooper [7] Temporary Captain [6] Acting Captain [5] Drummer [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Sergeant Major [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Reverend [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Forewoman [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 4th Class Chaplain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303] Army Service Corps [300] Royal Engineers [268] Labour Corps [239] Royal Garrison Artillery [151] Royal Army Medical Corps [136] London Regiment [133] Machine Gun Corps [102] Manchester Regiment [96] Cheshire Regiment [86] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81] Liverpool Regiment [69] Royal Fusiliers [63] Leicestershire Regiment [60] Rifle Brigade [60] Gloucestershire Regiment [58] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58] Durham Light Infantry [55] Middlesex Regiment [51] Royal Army Service Corps [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Suffolk Regiment [43] Worcestershire Regiment [43] King's Royal Rifle Corps [42] Norfolk Regiment [42] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42] North Staffordshire Regiment [41] West Yorkshire Regiment [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [39] Essex Regiment [36] Royal Irish Fusiliers [36] Royal Naval Division [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Welsh Regiment [34] Yorkshire Regiment [34] South Staffordshire Regiment [33] South Wales Borderers [33] Canadian Infantry [32] The Queen's Regiment [32] Devonshire Regiment [31] Army Veterinary Corps [30] Hampshire Regiment [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Grenadier Guards [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3755] Royal Navy [321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314] Canadian Expeditionary Force [304] Australian Imperial Force [213] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [5062] B [8] M [3] D [2] F [2] A [1] N [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4956] Merchant Navy [88] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [111] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] Jamaica [1] Kenya [1]

Joseph Thomas Cooke

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281597

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Fred Cooke

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131846

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Albert Cyril Cooke

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266527

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George Morton Barrett Cooke

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169504

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David Frederick Cooke

Born 1897

Died 1969

Royal Navy F23435 ACM II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F23435 ACM I RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223435 Royal Air Force

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Frank Cooke

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army L/24026 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 86th Battery, 14th Brigade.

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Percy George Cooke

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263788

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Aubrey Jack Cooke

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295350

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Seth Cooke

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289729

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John William Cooke

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262450

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Sydney Herbert Cooke

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84126

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Herbert James Cooke

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48603

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John Henry Cooke

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123551

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Ernest A Cooke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135210

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Edwin Francis Cooke

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81654

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Arthur Cooke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285380

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Thomas Cooke

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285511

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George Burgwin Cooke

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409358

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George Cooke

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1006

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William Sampson Cooke

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214731

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