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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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This entry "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Inflexible_(1907)#Dardanelles_Campaign" has an outline of the naval engagement during which lead to the death of this naval officer.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission has following details

BLAKER, ARTHUR WILFRID
Rank:Lieutenant
Date of Death:19/03/1915 Age:26
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Inflexible."
Awards:Mentioned in Despatches
Memorial CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel Reference 8
Additional Information:
Son of Arthur Beckett Blaker and Elizabeth J. Blaker, of The Lodge, Portslade, Sussex.

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Flicks is sometimes amazing! Via Internet Archive Book Images a couple of images which I think are the same as this one- ... which come from page 338 of a 1911 book "English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft" See book online - archive.org/details/cu31924020587436/page/n338/mode/1up?v...

The blurb in the book seems to say the gate came from Wales originally - " ... At Ashburnham House (Plate LVIII) is an eighteenth century wicket, possibly brought from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, with a central vertical panel, wide pilasters and overthrow, in which great use is made of thrown-over leaves. ... "

Proper old school blacksmithing. Handmade and forge welded and possibly some hot riveting. No Mig or Stick welding back then.

The book is by J. Starkie Gardner, and the photos mostly by Horace Dan - archive.org/details/cu31924020587436/page/n10/mode/1up?vi...

Ashbunham Place wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashburnham_Place And lots of old photos, including a different one of this gate - www.ashburnham-past.co.uk/ashburnham-place/ Edit - above link also has this waspish gem - From ‘Farmer Labour and Team Journal’ Ashburnham Estate accounts book (ASH/2014) Garden labourers: For wasps caught up to the 21st of June 1896 at 1d each James Payne 2 ½ doz 2/6 Albert Davis 7 doz 7/- James Harmer 5 doz 5/- Henry Ransome 5 doz & 10 5/10 Frank Morris 4 doz 4/- Fred Hobden 1 doz 1/- David Taylor 4 doz 4/- Charles Harmer 5 doz 5/- Levi Winchester 5 doz 5/- George Roberts 2 doz 2/- Total £2.1.4 ”