In Memory Of
COOK, GEORGE THORNHILL
Service Details
Age:
41
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
3rd Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-07-11
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by a shell while leading a party of German stretcher bearers, at Bernafay Wood, Somme
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of John Thornhill and Susannah Sarah Cook, of 36, St. Mark's Rd., East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Port Elizabeth. A Wesleyan Chaplain
