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Surname: HOOK
Forename(s): Cyril Walter Keenan
Place of Birth: ---
Service No: ---
Rank: Captain
Regiment / Corps / Service: Manchester Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 16th (Service) Battalion. (1st City)
Division: 30th Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1917-04-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: V. E. 9.
CWGC Cemetery: WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Cyril Walter Keenan Hook was the son of Joseph John and Katherine Margaret Hook, née Keenan. Joseph was born at Giggleswick, Yorkshire, the son of William Field and Jane Hook.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Capt C.W.K. Hook, 16th Manchester Regiment. Theatre of War: ( - ) [France]. Qualifying date [for 1914-15 Star]: 8 November 1915. Applicaton for 1914-15 Star forwarded by J.J. Hook Esq in respect of his late son. Correspondence: Address [1]: 24, Whalley Grove, Whalley Range, Manchester. Address [2]: Tata Hydro, E.C. Supply Co. Tatas House, Lanalda, Bombay.
The informal title of the 16th (Service) Bn Manchester Regiment (1st City) was the 1st Manchester Pals.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SETTLE
HOOK, Captain Cyril, aged 21, Manchester Regiment, grandson of late Sergeant Major Hook, Settle, killed in action April 23, 1918 [sic].
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Captain Cyril Walter Keenan HOOK
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Manchester Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 30th Division
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