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War Graves in St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Boddington |
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| Location: St Mary Magdalene Churchyard | Grid Reference: SO 894252 |
| Last Visited: June 2002 | CWGC Unrecognised Graves in the Churchyard: 1 |
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"War Graves" in the Cemetery |
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Cpl William Elliott COOK, 8th
Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force is buried in the
churchyard. He died on 11th February 1926, aged 37.
He is commemorated on the Boddington (St Mary Magdalene Church) Roll of Honour. His parents, Edward William and Elizabeth Cook, resided at Slate Mill, Boddington. He married Julia Chandler Crump in 1919 after discharge from the Army. |
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Those commemorated in the churchyard can be viewed here |
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| Pte Leonard Long BICK, 16th Bn Royal Warks Regt, killed in action at Arras, France on 13th March 1917 | |
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Notes: 1. Cook's grave is not an official or recognised CWGC headstone. Cpl Cook died of illness on 11th February 1926, some eight years after the Armistice. He is not listed in the Debt of Honour Register at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He is commemorated on the Boddington (St Mary Magdalene Church) Roll of Honour. 2. Commemorations in the church and cemetery can be found here. |
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