Soldiers – Cooke, L & A – Miles Apart (pictures)

February 1940

Mexborough & Swinton Times, February 03

Miles Apart

With the Army and Military Police several thousands of miles apart, are two Denaby men, Gunner Leslie Cooke, of 27, Sprotboro Street, Denaby Main, (top picture) and his uncle, Corporal A. Cooke.(bottom picture)

Gunner Cooke is in France and was formerly a haulage hand at Cadeby Colliery; his uncle is in Shanghai, and has served nine years with the Coldstreams and Military Police.

He formerly worked at Yorkshire Main Colliery.

 

 

 

 

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