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Cook, Reginald Thomas

Date of birth:
April 14th, 1907
Service number:
188310, Royal Engineers
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Prewar Reginald Cook worked for three years with Shell Petroleum Co. as a structural steel designer and then 11 years with the Trust Concrete Steel Company as designer, estimator, and construction supervisor.

Promotions:
May 26th, 1941: 2nd Lieutenant;
?: Acting Lieutenant;
October 6th, 1942: Acting Captain;
January 24th, 1945: Acting Major;
?: Major.

Career:
?: Structural Steel Designer Shell Petroleum Co.;
?: Designer, estimator, construction supervisor Trust Concrete Steel Company;
May 26th, 1941: Garrison Engineer (Works Pool), Corps of Engineers, Colchester;
July 21st, 1941: Works Establishment;
February 2nd, 1942: Royal Engineers Depot, Halifax;
?: 30th A.W. Company, Lahore, India;
?: 2nd in Command, 34th A.W. Company;
?: Section Officer 354th Bomb Disposal Company;
?: A.G.E. 107th C.R.E. Works India;
May 19th, 1942 - July 31st, 1942: Acting S.S.O. Headquarters Lahore District;
September 20th, 1942: W.O.R.III Works, Barrackpore;
October 1st, 1942: S.O.R.E.III Works, 14th Army, Barrackpore;
September 1st, 1943: 107th, C.R.E. Works, Station Field;
January 24th, 1945: G.E. 902nd Indian Works Section;
December 3rd, 1945: terug naar Groot-Brittannië;
?: Demobilised as Major.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Major
Unit:
Corps of Royal Engineers
Awarded on:
January 10th, 1946
Received in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Unit:
Corps of Royal Engineers
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1946
Received in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.
Mentioned in Dispatches

Sources

  • Photo 1: Wendy Day
  • - Notification for Mention in Despatches
    - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th June 1941, Issue 35205, dated 1st July 1941
    - Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th January 1946, Issue 37425, dated 10th January 1946
    - Supplement to The London Gazette of 7th May 1946, Issue 37558, dated 9th May 1946

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