Arthur
Coker
Born in Edenbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Coker
and Caroline Grace (Longley) Coker
Brother of
Frederick Coker, Charles Coker, Alfred Thomas Coker, Richard George Coker, William Thomas Coker and Sydney Coker
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 23
in France [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 26 Dec 2013
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Biography
Lance Corporal Arthur Coker was Killed in Action during World War I.
Lance Corporal Arthur Coker served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
Service ended: 11 December 1916
Service started:
Unit(s): Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
Service ended: 11 December 1916
He was killed in action at age 23 on 11 Dec 1916 in France while serving as a Lance Corporal in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment, 1st battalion, Regimental Number G/40.
He was listed as a gardener in the 1911 Census of England.
Sources
- England & Wales birth index
- 1901 and 1911 censuses
- "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" A COKER, GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY III. D. 15. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/592459/a-coker/
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56488058/arthur-coker: accessed 11 November 2022), memorial page for L-Corp Arthur Coker (1893–11 Dec 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #56488058, citing Gorre British And Indian Cemetery, Gorre, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).
- "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: Arthur Coker Birth Place: Edenbridge, Kent Death Date: 11 Dec 1916 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Maidstone, Kent Rank: L Corporal : Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment Battalion: 1st Battalion Regimental Number: G/40 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #342025
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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