Name
Alan Welldon Hands Cooke
15 Oct 1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/03/1918
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Durham Light Infantry
22nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Addenda Panel.
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham Cross Memorial,
St John the Baptist Church Memorial, Aldenham,
St John the Baptist Church Roll of Honour, Aldenham,
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham
Pre War
Alan Welldon Hands Cooke was born in 1886 to mother Mary Louise (Seels) and Alfred Hands Cooke, Headmaster of Aldenham School.
His education included Aldenham School and King College, Cambridge and became a schoolmaster in Leyton, London.
Wartime Service
He was gazetted 2nd Lt 1st Jan 1915, Capt. 24th May 1918.
While with the Worcestershire Regt. at Helles, Gallipoli he was wounded in the foot on 7th Aug 1915, and was in hospital in Alexandria from August 10th to November 1st suffering from his wound, followed by gastritis, and general debility.
He was transferred to 22 Bn. Durham Light Infantry and was killed in action near Monchy in France.
Biography
Additional Information
Back pay and gratuities of £204 10s 6d were paid to his father. on 5 Jun 1919 probate awarded another £1509 5s 5d to his father.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper, Taff Williams
