William Edward Cook

A Seaman with H.M. Trawler Grouse., William died on 26th of May 1917 at the age of 21. 

William was born at Lowestoft on 11 July 1895, a son of William James and Edith Jane Cook. He was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church on 11 August 1895, and his family lived at 28 Spurgeon Street. In 1901 his family lived at Spurgeon Street. By 1915 his family were living at 1 Barcham Street, The Beach, Lowestoft, and later at 70 The Hemplands.

In 1911 William worked on the trawler Early Morn.

William joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 6 January 1915. He served with the trawler China from 21 February 1915 and joined the trawler Bermuda on 28 February 1915 before joining the trawler Grouse on 27 April 1915.

William died at the Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth, on 26 May 1917, from a perforated typhoid ulcer.