Difference between revisions of "Cook Joseph 2/Lt 88693"
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|Date of birth=March 1921 | |Date of birth=March 1921 | ||
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− | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion 31/5/1939. Embodied 24/8/1939. Posted 11th Bn 1/9/39 on the establishment of the Battalion. Posted 23rd Div Details May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940). Rejoined 11th Bn DLI 14/6/1940. Posted to Brancepeth - No 4 I.T.C. 24/9/1940. Resigned Commission 1/10/1941. |
− | |Company/Battery=D, A | + | |Company/Battery=D, A. |
|Task or role=Platoon Commander. | |Task or role=Platoon Commander. | ||
− | |Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39 | + | |Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39. |
− | |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941 | + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941. |
+ | |Died/Killed in action=Not yet known. | ||
|Home address=Son of Arthur Geoffrey Harold Cook of North Biddick Hall, Washington. Educated Edinburgh Academy. | |Home address=Son of Arthur Geoffrey Harold Cook of North Biddick Hall, Washington. Educated Edinburgh Academy. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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+ | For a website on the industry of the area, involving the Cook family, please click [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Cook,_Sons_and_Co here]. Similarly - for the results of research into Methodism in the area, please click [https://sites.google.com/site/glebemethodistchurch2/our-church-history here]. |
Latest revision as of 13:22, 25 October 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Cook Joseph
Army number 88693
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth March 1921
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt in the 8th Battalion 31/5/1939. Embodied 24/8/1939. Posted 11th Bn 1/9/39 on the establishment of the Battalion. Posted 23rd Div Details May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940). Rejoined 11th Bn DLI 14/6/1940. Posted to Brancepeth - No 4 I.T.C. 24/9/1940. Resigned Commission 1/10/1941.
Company/Battery D, A.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 01-Sep-39.
Promotions W/S Lt 1/1/1941.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Not yet known.
Home address Son of Arthur Geoffrey Harold Cook of North Biddick Hall, Washington. Educated Edinburgh Academy.
Source table 11DLI
For a website on the industry of the area, involving the Cook family, please click here. Similarly - for the results of research into Methodism in the area, please click here.