| Surname: | Cooke |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 4685565 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 17/4/1931 re enlisted in the Coldstream Guards at Sheffield, age 23.7 years, occupation Miner, born Unstone, Derbyshire, 4/6/1934 transferred to CMP. 25/12/1941 captured Hong Kong. Info from Japanese POW index card: Alfred Cooke. Born Unstone, Derbyshire, home address: Mrs P O Niell, 59 Wiversfield Road, Balby, Doncaster. 25/12/1941 casualty lists 706 to 721, Hong Kong, Missing. Info from Japanese POW index card: Alfred Cooke. Born 8/8/08, enlisted 17/4/31, home address: 59 Wivelsfield Road, Balby, Doncaster, 25/12/41 captured Hong Kong. POW Camps: Hong Kong 25/12/41 to 19/1/43, Onine, Japan 23/1/43 to 19/8/45, Maj Boone. Acts of sabotage: Whilst working at B mine building a cement wall placed 4 jack hammers and various other mine equipment in the wall. Info from M/I/9/JAP/ No. 6341A. He is named on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territories: 10754, Cooke, Alfred, L/Cpl, 4685565, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FU, Fukuoka. He is named on the Fukuoka Camp Roll, 15/8/1945: Cook, Alfred, Army, L/Cpl, Camp No. 26169, 4685565, H, 23/1/18. Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1201, List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported as missing on list 718 as missing, 25/12/41, rank U/A/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1325. List 866 (corrected by list 1201) Hong Kong, POW, (previously reported as missing) (previously shown in list 718 as missing 25/12/43), rank should read U/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1325, corrections, POW previously reported as missing on list 718, 25/12/41, rank U/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1899, POW, reported POW now not POW, previous List 855 (corrected by 1201 & 1325) Hong Kong. 1949 Enlisted in War Department Constabulary on discharge, PC. Alfred Cooke. |
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| Imprisonment: | Shampshuipo HONG KONG ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° |