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Mr French went back to the same high position for this one - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000340276 . Interesting to compare the lack of trams, tall lamps, trees, etc.

The fountain is on the 25" map at GeoHive, dated maybe 1903. That map has electric tram tracks, missing here, which are from 1898.

Robert Craik the "Peunopile Dealer" was living in Blackrock in 1901, but isn't in the 1911 census.

The fountain is from 1860, per the NIAH.

I see the Woodford Bourne building at the far end (now MacDonalds), which is from 1880

Although Private Cooke has some history given, I'm going to try this one and possibly locate a Canadian family. He is a man of conviction, like my grandfather, who served on the Western front for 4 years lifting the wounded... I like to think, they may have met in person, when time and circumstance led them to cross paths at YPRES in 1916.

Birth: 2 Oct 1889 - Sussex, England Death: 15 Jun 1916 - France Parents: Charles Sidney Cooke, Emily Sarah Northcott via www.ancestry.co.uk

My uncle was born in Hove/Brighton and after leaving Brighton College worked for the Montreal bank in London. Was transferred to Montreal. Volunteered for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Volunteer force. Injured in 1916 Ypres hospitalised for 3 weeks in England returned to France and died 3 days later at Mount Sorrell with thousands of other Canadians. My cousins Ernest Body and Arthur Perrey born in Wittersham Kent left from Medicine Hat for France luckily both returned uninjured. Others Body's killed Major Edward 1918 and Arthur 1915. Remembered them all hear.

Hi I am back. Is Gerald Northcott Cooke from Brighton a relation of Bernard. Gerald married Jeanette Francis Mills in Canada. There is a history on the underneath link with a photo of Nettie, Gerald and Bernice on page 248 and one a few years later on his own and the Fallen Graves page 249. If Gerald is related to Bernard and you have not seen this link also go to page 367 with the drop down menu or click the arrow until you get to that page, as he is mentioned again on the Mills page. my email address is i.body@sky.com and if you are still worried look me up on facebook ivor james burgess body. regards ivor www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=3529214

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From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:

Name:COOKE, JOHN HOWARD
Initials:J H
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank:Lieutenant
Regiment/Service:Army Service Corps
Unit Text:Mechanical Transport
Secondary Regiment:Royal Garrison Artillery
Secondary Unit Text:attd.
Age:25
Date of Death:09/10/1918
Additional information:Only son of William and Nancie Cooke, of The Thorns, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:IV. C. 18.
Cemetery:TOURGEVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY

Lt John Howard Cooke was born near Stockport in 1893, the only son of William & Nancie Cooke.
Gazetted to the 9th Bn Manchester Regiment as a Second Lt as of 14th November 1914.
Gazetted to the Army Service Corps as a Temporary Lt 19th June 1916.
Arrived in France on 11th August 1916.
Mother applied for his medals (BWM & VM) on 18th Febuary 1920.
John is commemorated on the Cheadle Hulme War Memorial.

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