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This soldier is a complete mystery. We have no record of his connections to Hungerford, or his military service.
The fact he is shown on the War Memorial as a PTE (Private) indicates he was probably in the Army.
In Hungerford Town hall there is a board listing all those who served from the town including some who died. (The list does not coincide in terms of names with the War
Memorial). One soldier listed on the board is a Henry J. Cook – France. I believe this to be the same soldier. France indicates this soldier fell in France.
There is no known record of this soldier on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission although it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that one of the many H J Cooks listed
could be him. [When the original information was compiled it required the family to provide details. In many cases this did not happen].
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