COAKES George Henry

  • First Name(s):
    George 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    COAKES
  • Service Number:
    28111
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
  • Battalion:
    6th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 135667, Royal Field Artillery.
  • Date of Death:
    16th September 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 6B.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born Rainbow Hill, Worcester, enlisted Birmingham
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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COAKES George Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Guildhall
Worcester St George’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester Guildhall, surname incorrectly spelt Cokes

Further Information About COAKES George Henry

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

Script from Worcester Herald dated 18th November 1916:
Information has been received by Mrs Coakes of 28, Barry street, Arboretum that her husband Private G H Coakes is reported and missing from 16th September. He joined the army at Easter and went out to France on August 11th. Before that, he was employed by Messrs Mcnaught’s, where he served his apprenticeship.

Two different photographs of Private G.H. Coakes can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 25th November 1916 and Saturday 8th September 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

George Coakes has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Worcester Herald researched and transcribed by Andy Frisby.