Albert Cooksey
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| Birth name | Albert A. Cooksey |
| Born | 1887 Royston, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 2 December 1917 (aged 30) north of Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Buried | Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium[1] (probably) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1917 |
| Rank | Private |
| Service number | 9280 |
| Unit | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion |
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| Relations | Jon Cooksey (great-nephew) |
Private Albert A. Cooksey[1] (1887 – 2 December 1917) was a British soldier who was killed in action during World War I.
Early life
[edit]Albert Cooksey was born in 1887 in Royston, England to Emelia Portman and John Cooksey,[2] and he was the fifth-born of nine children.[3]
Military service
[edit]He joined the regular army in July or August 1907 and joined the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry by the time they were stationed in Hong Kong in 1911.[4]
He was drafted into the British Army around July or August 1914 and was stationed in France on 11 November 1914 before moving to Belgium by 1917.[a]
Death and burial
[edit]Cooksey was killed in action north of Passchendaele, Belgium on 2 December 1917 aged 30.[3] The exact circumstances pertaining to his death are unknown.[4]
He was probably buried at the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele[1] as one of the "Missing Soldiers".[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ A photograph exists of Albert Cooksey in Albert, Somme, France that was taken around 1916, suggesting that he was still in France until around the year of his death.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Private Albert Cooksey". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census". FindMyPast. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b "We remember Albert Cooksey". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Uncle Albert Comes Home by Jon Cooksey". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Slaughter by Moonlight - the Passendale - Westrozebeke Road north of Passendale east of Ypres, Belgium by Jon Cooksey". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2025.