Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private F. Cooke, 10th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 31 July 1915

1914-15 Star (11793 Pte F. Cooke. Durh: L.I.) ‘F’ officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (11793 Pte. F. Cooke. Durh. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Fred Cooke) generally good very fine (4) £100-£140

Fred Cooke was born in South Banks, Yorkshire. He served during the Great War with the 10th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry in the French theatre of war from 21 May 1915. Cooke was killed in action on the Western Front, 31 July 1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.