HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy Reserve Unit (British Navy)
Date Of Birth:
10/07/1883
Died:
25/05/1916 (Died by accident)
Age:
32
Summary
John Thomas Cooke was born in Cookstown on 10th July 1883. Stoker John Thomas Cooke was attached to HMS Pembroke, serving with the Royal Navy Reserve when he was killed or died of means other than disease, accident or enemy action on 25th May 1916. He was 32 years old. John Thomas Cooke gives his next of kin as his sister Margaret, who was living at 32 Paxton Road, Stockton-on Tees. Stoker John Thomas Cooke is buried in Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth old cemetery, (Pennycomequick) in Plymouth.
Further Information
John Thomas Cooke was born in Cookstown on 10th July 1883, according to National Archives records. This is disputed however, as there is no GRONI record of him been born in Cookstown between 1881 and 1885.
John Thomas Cooke was the son of John and Alice Cooke.
John Cooke enlisted on 11th March 1908. He had been living at 32 Paxton Street, Stockton for the previous three years.
He gave his next of kin as Mrs Mary Cliff, 49 Laing Street, Grangetown, Yorkshire.
Stoker John Thomas Cooke was attached to HMS Pembroke. HMS Pembroke was a Royal Navy Base at Chatham in England.
Stoker John Thomas Cooke was serving with the Royal Navy Reserve when he died on 25th May 1916. He was found drowned at Devonport on 26th May.
John Cooke gave his next of kin as his sister Margaret, who at that time was living at 32 Paxton Road, Stockton-On-Tees.
Stoker John Thomas Cooke is buried in Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth Old Cemetery, (Pennycomequick) in Plymouth.
On his gravestone, John is described as a Stoker on HMS Indus. It seems HMS Indus was a training ship.
