Joseph Tennet Cooke
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Alfred and Margaret Frances Cooke
Home address: 8 Cheviot Street, Sunderland
Pre-war occupation: Cabinet Maker
Date of birth: 1921
Date of death: 12/07/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) Cemetery Durham
Age: 21
Further information:
Joseph was the son of a ship's steward. He had an older brother who was also a seaman and another brother and a sister.
On the day of his death, Joseph was out on a routine military exercise on the sea off the coast of Cornwall. He was shot accidentally by his friend, another gunner, whilst he was sleeping on the motor boat with his head in close proximity to a machine gun barrel. His friend was examining the mechanism of the gun when it went off accidentally, killing Joseph instantly. Joseph’s death was registered in Penzance and he was buried near his home.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/