Date Killed:	22nd December 1943
Company:	1 AIRBORNE DIV PRO
Cemetery:	SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY ITALY
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Surname:	Cooke
Initials:	T.
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Army No.:	6012685
Notes:	CMP. 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy. 26/11/37 enlisted in the 1/4 Essex Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 22/112/43 Died. He was born and resided in Essex. Jeep hit by shell killing Cpl McBride and Lt Wood (Pegasus Patrol, page 48). Inscription on gravestone: In god's good time we shall meet again. Mum, Dad, brother and sister. Casualty Lists 1340, Italy, Died of Wounds, 22/12/1943. Casualty List 1353, Italy, Died of Wounds, rank should read L/Cpl. Thomas Cooke.