{"product_id":"ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-edward-ernest-cooke-royal-fusiliers","title":"WW1 British War \u0026 Victory Medal pair, 27673 Pte E.E. Cooke, Royal Fusiliers, wounded 1916","description":"\u003cp\u003eWW1 British War and Victory Medal pair named to 27673 Private E.E. Cooke, Royal Fusiliers. Edward Ernest Cooke of Brighton was wounded in 1916, and the pair comes with our research into his service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood unpolished condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth medals have the correct period ribbons. No box or paperwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWounded in 1916\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward served as a private in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). He was living in Brighton when the War Office named him as wounded on its casualty lists in December 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing named on that list entitled him to wear a wound stripe on his sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eService after his wound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many wounded men, Edward did not go back to his old battalion. His pension card lists service with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoyal Fusiliers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddlesex and Essex Regiments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour Corps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuffolk Regiment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Labour Corps was formed in February 1917, so that part of his service came later in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAfter the war\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis pension card shows he left the army around 1 October 1919. He was granted a disability pension of 20 shillings a week for a year, handled by the Royal Hospital Chelsea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was then living at Broadley Terrace, Marylebone, London. Edward died on 11 December 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNaming\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth medals: 27673 Private E.E. Cooke, Royal Fusiliers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Office casualty list, December 1916: wounded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinistry of Pensions record card: units, pension and date of death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54673458004296,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-edward-ernest-cooke-royal-fusiliers-front.heic?v=1794570013","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-edward-ernest-cooke-royal-fusiliers","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}