Nath Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 Hi all I wonder if I could ask another favour please , bought a trio to a local to me 4580 pte Cooke east lancs reg died 31/8/1918 found him on cwgc and on cotton mill site , apparently his papers survived and my hope was someone could please have a quick look to see if stated when wounded , I dont have ancestry and be a while before I can get to the library , cheeky ask I know but appreciate it if someone could please many thanks once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATNOMIS Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 Nath Ernest Cooke in the UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Card Says died Tuberculosis NOK Mrs Elizabeth Cooke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 I've just tweaked the title to make it slightly clearer. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 cant see his papers on FMP but found this there First name(s) Ernest Last name Cooke Service number 4580 Rank Private Badge number 4874 Enlistment date 04-Nov-1909 Discharge date 05-Apr-1916 Regiment/unit East Lanc. Regt. Cause of discharge Sickness. Para 392 xvi. Whether served overseas Yes Badge date of issue 11-Oct-1916 Record set Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath Posted 23 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 January , 2020 Thanks very much to you all for the help and the title tweak it is most appreciated and clears it up massively,, I believe hes laid to rest in Blackburn cemetery as i have work near there this week i shall see if i can locate his head stone thanks all again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATNOMIS Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 When Ernest Cooke was born in 1893 in Penwortham, Lancashire, his father, Thomas, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 32. He had three brothers and five sisters. He died in 1918 in Lancashire, Lancashire, at the age of 25, and was buried in Blackburn, Lancashire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath Posted 25 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2020 Thanks once again your time and effort is most appreciated Nath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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