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Thomas William Coke F/Mc Married Married Married Married: 1879 Alice Emily White F/Mc | ||||||||
| Arthur George Coke [CFT #14826] Born: 1882 Died: 1915-May-2 |
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| Kg Arthur Coke, born in 1882, was originally destined for the Royal Navy but he left the service around 1905 because of his severe stammer. In 1914, on the outbreak of the 1st World War, he joined the Royal Horse Guards and fought in the trenches in Flanders in the first battle of Ypres. He wrote, “What I am really very anxious to do is to get into Commander Samson’s Armoured Cars... They get a lot of exciting fighting, which is better than sitting in these infernal trenches”. He transferred to the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Armoured Cars in December 1914 and went with them to Gallipoli. Manning machine guns on the S.S. River Clyde, he helped to cover the landing of troops at Sedd el Bahr on 25th April 1915. He was killed in action seven days later. He left a widow, Hermione, and their children, Anthony and Diana. Arthur was the younger brother of the 4th Earl and so was not in the direct line of succession at Holkham. However, many years after his death his son became the 6th Earl and his grandson is the 7th and present Earl of Leicester. |
1: 1909 Anthony Coke C 2: Diana Coke | |||||||
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