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Ivy May Cook

A Aircraftwoman 2nd Class with RAF Gloucester, Ivy died on 21st of April 1941 at the age of 19. 

Ivy was born at Lowestoft on 2 September 1921, a daughter of Herbert Anthony and Amy Mary Florence Cook.

In 1939 her family lived at 226 Denmark Road, Lowestoft, and Ivy worked at a canning factory.

Ivy joined the Women's Royal Air Force in early 1941 and served with the Technical Training Command. She became ill and was treated at hospital where she died of natural causes. She is buried at Normanston Drive Cemetery, Lowestoft. 

 

She was serving at RAF Gloucester when she died in the Papworth Village Settlement from generalised tuberculosis.  She is buried in Lowestoft (Beccles Road) Cemetery. CREDIT:Malcolm Barrass

Memories

… she worked at a canning factory before joining the Women's Royal Air Force

Lived at

Ivy Cook
226
Denmark Road
Lowestoft
United Kingdom

52.4753742, 1.7403631

CountryOfService
United Kingdom
BranchService
Air Forces
Regiment
Womens Auxiliary Air Force
ServiceNumber
440371
Burial/Memorial
United Kingdom
LOWESTOFT (NORMANSTON DRIVE) CEMETERY
Sec. 15A. Grave 291.

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