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1108 (later 506243) Sapper EDWARD CARLTON COOKE
Royal Engineers

by
Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis ©2008

Edward Carlton Cook and his dog Flip circa 1912 or 1913
(photograph courtesy of Richard Condon)

ENLISTMENT⁽¹⁾

Enlisted as 1108 Sapper, 2^nd (Somerset) Field Company, R.E. (Territorial Force).

UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT⁽²⁾

2^nd (Somerset) Field Company, R.E., later redesignated the 504^th (West Lancashire) Field Company, R.E. with the 27^th Division and later the 58^th Division.

ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR⁽³⁾

Arrived in France and Flanders on 22 December 1914.

BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS & UNIT LOCATIONS⁽⁴⁾

With the 27^th Division

• Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915
• Gravenstafel, 22-23 April
• St. Julien, 24 April to 4 May
• Frezenberg, 8-13 May
• Bellewarde, 24-25 May

With the 58^th Division, attached to the 21^st Division

• Scarpe, 9-14 April 1917

With the 58^th Division

• Bullecourt, 3-17 May 1917
• Menin Road, 20-25 September 1917
• Polygon Wood, 26 September to 3 October 1917
• Passchendaele, 26 October to 10 November 1917
• St. Quentin, 21-23 March 1918
• Avre, 4 April 1918
• Villers-Bretonneux, 24-25 April 1918
• Amiens, 8-11 August 1918
• Albert, 21-23 August 1918
• Bapaume, 31 August to 3 September 1918
• Epehy, 18 September 1918
• Pursuit to Mons, 28 September to 11 November 1918

Discharged on 24 December 1918.⁽³⁾

MEDAL ENTITLEMENTS⁽³⁾

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

REFERENCES

1. Naming on the Victory Medal.
2. Army Council Instructions (ACI) 2243 Appendix 192, of 1916.
3. Medal Index Card.
4. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal, Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-32.