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| Name: |
Coke, John Sacheverell A'Deane "Corgi" |
| Date of birth: | Unknown
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November 18th, 1944 (near Ede/Gelderland, Netherlands)
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Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
Plot: 23. Row: B. Grave: 17. |
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British |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Major John Coke was killed by enemy fire during the escape operation Pegasus II.
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MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
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Major
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Second-in-Command of 7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Airlanding Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
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| Information source(s): |
- HAVERHOEK, C., Get 'em Out, Uitgever Cees Haverhoek, Ede, Nederland, 2008.
- SIGMOND, R. N., Off at Last, GSC, Wageningen, Nederland, 2009.
- The Pegasus Archive - The Battle of Arnhem Archive
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