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Cooke, Thomas Sterling

Service number:
R111497
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

14 July 1941: Enlisted

Military service: six months in Canada, 30 months overseas. Fitter IIE

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leading Aircraftman
Unit:
No. 419 (Moose) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
"LAC Cooke was one of the original members of the squadron. He has set an extremely fine example, being thoroughly trustworthy in every way. His cheerful, co-operative manner, irrespective of long hours of work which he is sometimes called upon to perform, under most adverse conditions, has been most commendable."
Mentioned in Dispatches

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