Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 February 2019

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Lot

№ 1382

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28 February 2019

Hammer Price:
£320

Family Group:

Pair:
Police Constable T. Cook, Metropolitan Police
Jubilee 1887, bronze, 1 clasp, 1897 (PC. T. Cook, A. Divn.); Coronation 1902, bronze (P.C. T. Cook. A. Div.) contact marks, very fine

Pair:
Sergeant T. Cook, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 2 November 1915
1914-15 Star (2099. Sjt. T. Cook, 8-Lond. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2099 Sjt. T. Cook 8-Lond. R.); together with an 8th Battalion London Regiment cap badge, good very fine

Pair:
Private W. J. Cook, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (2687 Pte. W. J. Cook. R. War: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (265666 Pte. W. J. Cook. R. War. R.); together with a Royal Warwickshire Regiment cap badge, very fine (6) £120-£160

Tom Cook was born in Collier’s Wood, Merton, London, the son of Police Constable Tom Cook, and attested for the London Regiment at Merton. He served as a Sergeant with the 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 March 1915, and was killed in action on 2 November 1915. He is buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France.