Medal ribbons help identify Great War casualty
Over 100 years after his death, L/Cpl Robert Cook of the Essex Regiment is finally laid to rest
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Over 100 years after his death, L/Cpl Robert Cook of the Essex Regiment is finally laid to rest
Remains of First World War soldiers continue to be found in France and Belgium to this day. The ‘war detectives’ seek to identify them.
Lance Corporal Robert Cook died two days after arriving to the front line near Ypres on the Western Front, in West Flanders, Belgium, on May 2, 1915.
Detectives use DNA sample from nephew to identify Lance Corporal Robert Cook, who died on the Western Front in 1915
Lance Corporal Robert Cook died aged 38 in May 1915, two days after arriving on the front line near Ypres in Belgium.