Inscription
2056744 GUNNER
C J R COOK
48TH SEARCHLIGHT REGT. R.A.
LATELY ROYAL ENGINEERS
15TH MARCH 1941 AGE 24
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A TRUE SOLDIER
Further Information
Charles James Robertson Cook
Son of : Albert Cook and Rose Emma Cook (née Winslow), of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Born : 1916, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
CWGC record ...
KILLED : Gunner Charles James Cook (24), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A Cook, of 32 Victoria-road, Cowes, as a result of enemy air activity over the South Coast. For several years the deceased worked for Mr. B. Simmonds, butcher, of Mill Hill-road, and later was employed at Messrs. J.S. White's. A member of the Territorials, he was called up at the outbreak of hostilities.
Newspaper Source : IoW County Press, 22 Mar 1941