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Coke, John Sacheverell A'Deane "Corgi"

    Date of birth:
    September 17th, 1911 (United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    November 18th, 1944 (near Ede/Gelderland, Netherlands)
    Buried on:
    Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
    Plot: 23. Row: B. Grave: 17.
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Major John Coke was killed by enemy fire during the escape operation Pegasus II.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    7th (Galloway) Battalion, 1st Airlanding Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    September 20th, 1945
    Awarded for:
    Operation Market Garden

    Posthumously awarded
    Mentioned in Dispatches

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