Of 10, Corson Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Caught multiple times as an absentee appearing before Bolton Magistrates to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/26).
Cooke, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Cooke
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (Nottingham) (Service) Battalion (Bantams).
- Service number: 25257
- Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f