Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ards
Town
Newtownards
County
Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6542

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Current location

St Mark's Church
Church Street
Newtownards
Ards
Down
BT23 4AE
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 60878 28532
Denomination: Church of Ireland

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Description
White marble tablet with dark surround topped by a separate small segment enclosing a moose's head entwined with shamrocks. Either side of the main tablet, in marble, are representations of moccasins and at the bottom, is a marble representation of a Vickers machine gun.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF OUR DEAR SONS/ DAVID GREER COOKE/ 4TH CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES/ KILLED IN ACTION/ IN FRANCE, 16TH AUGUST 1916/ COLLINS ALEXANDER COOKE/ 4TH CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES/ KILLED IN ACTION/ IN FRANCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1916/ "THEY LOVED HONOUR AND GLORY MORE THAN THEY FEARED DEATH"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cooke, Collins Alexander
Cooke, David Greer
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: regiment, place of death, forenames, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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