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Eva Cooke was the eldest daughter of [[John Cooke]] and [[Rose Cooke]]. | [[File:EvaEdnaErnieIrene.jpg|thumb|Eva, with her siblings Edna, Ernia, and Irene, circa 1900s, presumably in Wales]] | ||
'''Eva Mary Bate''' (nee Cooke) (15 August 1903 - 20 December 1990) was the eldest daughter of [[John Cooke]] and [[Rose Cooke]]. | |||
She married a Mr. Bate, and she had two sons: | She married a [[Mr. Bate]], and she had two sons: | ||
* [[Thomas M. Bate|Thomas Murrin Bate]] (3 August 1934 - 2 August 1989), who married [[Diane Mary Paulley]] and died one day before his 55th birthday. | * [[Thomas M. Bate|Thomas Murrin Bate]] (3 August 1934 - 2 August 1989), who married [[Diane Mary Paulley]] and died one day before his 55th birthday. | ||
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|text=Jack was a fighter pilot and was shot down and killed in 1944 (age 21). I don't know how his body was recovered but he is buried in France. | |text=Jack was a fighter pilot [actually, a bomb aimer on a heavy bomber] and was shot down and killed in 1944 (age 21). I don't know how his body was recovered but he is buried in France. | ||
|author=Bill Currie, email to Michael Currie, 7 June 2014 | |author=Bill Currie, email to Michael Currie, 7 June 2014 | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 17 February 2026
Eva Mary Bate (nee Cooke) (15 August 1903 - 20 December 1990) was the eldest daughter of John Cooke and Rose Cooke.
She married a Mr. Bate, and she had two sons:
- Thomas Murrin Bate (3 August 1934 - 2 August 1989), who married Diane Mary Paulley and died one day before his 55th birthday.
- Arthur John "Jack" Bate (2 August 1923 - 6 November 1944). Jack was a Flight Officer and bomb aimer with the 101st Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), shot down over Germany 6 November 1944.
Jack was a fighter pilot [actually, a bomb aimer on a heavy bomber] and was shot down and killed in 1944 (age 21). I don't know how his body was recovered but he is buried in France.
— Bill Currie, email to Michael Currie, 7 June 2014
Jack's name is memorialized at the Memorial Park Circle Cenotaph [1] in Winnipeg.
Sources
[1] http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/parkcirclecenotaph.shtml
[2] https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2036793