Source: August 1917 casualty.
Family Search: Private Ernest Arthur Cooke was born on 18 October 1899, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom as the son of Cooke and Bertha. He immigrated to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in 1908 and lived in Mimico, York, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 17, his occupation is listed as a gardener in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 17 August 1917, in Barlin, Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 17, and was buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Barlin, Pas-de-Calais, France.
British Home Child per Sharon Munro.
