Lest we forget: COOKMAN, Tony – Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Surname: Cookman
First Name: Tony
Nickname: Cookie
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Junior Service Location: Oswestry
Junior Service Date: 1963-65
Junior Company: D
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Regiment: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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Gravesite: Hengeod
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From Jimmy Wheeler – Tony was a very good athlete and rugby player, I believe that he held the Junior Army 100yds title at one stage. He was a natural athlete, when I heard about his death, I couldn’t believe he had died of a heart attack, sometime in the ’70s.