William McNab Cooke

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BiographyWilliam Cooke enlisted on 3 October 1915 and was killed when he was hit by a shell near Chateau Wood, Ypres.Age34Date of Death27 October 1917Civil employmentEngineer Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RelationshipsSon of David and Margaret Cooke of Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Miss Isabella Cooke, of "Craigielea," Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga (who later married Stan Longley of Narellan) and Jenny Russell, of Newton Mearns, Scotland.

Entrance to the Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres

Service Information

Service number5368RankSapperRegiment14th Field Company, EngineersPlace of enlistmentHoldsworthy NSW Place of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment17 December 1915 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

BattlePasschendaeleMemorial/Cemetery Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, BelgiumWahroonga War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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William McNab Cooke