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Pte. John Eaden Cook
British Army 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Denby Dale, Yorkshire
(d.20th July 1916)
My great uncle, John Cook of Denby Dale nr Huddersfield, Yorkshire, was a Private in the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
The 20th Battalion were part of the 19th Brigade assaults on High Wood near Martinpuich, Somme, France on 19th - 21st July 1916 and he is listed as 'Presumed Dead' dated 20th July 1916.
John Eaden Cook is listed on the Thiepval Memorial and also on the war memorial in Denby Dale, along with his brother Frank Eaden Cook who was killed in action in 1918 and buried at Belle Vue British Cemetery, Briastre, France.