The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A B Cook

Photograph by "Danielle"

Private Albert Benjamin COOK, G/21057, (10471), 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action 7th February 1917, Flanders France, age 35.

Born 20th May 1881, East Malling Kent, son of James and Clara Cook, of 211 Alma Road, Ponders End, Middlesex / 3, Elm Park Parade, Craven Park Road, Stamford Hill, London.

Educated at Brunswick House School, Maidstone, Kent.

1911 Census - 4 King Street, Margate, Kent - Gilbert Cook, head, age 31, married, shop assistant jeweller, born East Malling, Kent; Nancy Cook, wife, age 32, married 6 years, no children, born Margate, Kent; Albert Benjamin Cook, brother, age 29, single, born East Malling, Kent.

Enlisted Shepherds Bush, West London, age 34 years & 150 days, height 5ft 3 inches, weight 106lbs, operation scar, hernia, right side. Resided 7 Victoria Place / Westbourne Grove, W. Formerly knifeman at William Whiteley's, Queens Road, London, W/ Formerly Electricians mate.

30th October 1915, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th November 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st January 1916, transferred to Machine Gun Corps; 18th March 1916, posted BEF; 26th June 1916, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th December 1916, 40 Infantry Base Depot, Etaples; 1st January 1917, joined Battalion, "B" Company.

10th October 1916, Statement of Relatives - Father, James Cook, 211 Alma Road, Ponders End, Middlesex; Mother, Clara Cook, 211 Alma Road, Ponders End, Middlesex; Brothers - George Cook, age 46, 55 Bird in Bush Road, Peckham Park Road, London; Horace Cook, age 42, 52 Boston? Road, Harmonwell?, London; Gilbert Cook, age 40, 28 Garden? Road, Cliftonville, Margate; Herbert Cook, age 36, 75 Grand Parade, Harringay, N; Walter Cook, age 33, Canada; Raymond Cook, age 28?, South Vancouver; Sister Alvina Cook, now Parritt?, age 44, 6 Irving? Road, West Southbourne?

Buried at Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, III. C. 2. and East Malling Green, Kent.

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