Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK (Photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | ROBERT WILLIAM |
| Surname | COOK (Photo added) |
| Initials | R W |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Tuesday, 27 June 1944 |
| Age | 21 |
| Nationality |
British
|
| Residence or Entered Service From | HETTON-LE-HOLE, COUNTY DURHAM, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 4470622 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment |
Durham Light Infantry
|
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 10 Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (18th May 1942-20th August 1944 - 49th West Riding Infantry Division) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | IV. E. 17. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | WE LITTLE THOUGHT YOU WOULD NO MORE RETURN IN DEATH WOULD FALL ASLEEP AND LEAVE US HERE TO MOURN |
| Family Details | SON OF ROBERT AND MARGARET COOK, OF HETTON-LE-HOLE, COUNTY DURHAM. |
Additional Information
Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK, undated.1
Carol Brown at the grave of her uncle Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK, 2014.2
References |
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| 1. & 2. | Photograph kindly provided by Carol Brown, Niece of Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Carol Brown, Niece of Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Carol Brown, Niece of Private ROBERT WILLIAM COOK. |
| Additional information provided by: | Carl Shilleto and Frederick Greenhow. |
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What other people have said
Derek Wray
Very proud you were my Uncle ,RIP brave soldier x
On Friday, November 11, 2016claire mcallister
i'm so honored and proud to call you my uncle. r.i.p xx
On Wednesday, January 14, 2015Carol Brown
I visited my uncle's grave last year. Robert William Cook, 10th btn DLI, at Fontenay le Pesnel Cemetary. I will never forget it, it's. so peaceful there.
On Tuesday, July 29, 2014