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'I was gobsmacked'- York's last surviving D-Day veteran on getting top honour
The 100-year-old veteran said the honour also recognises his wartime comrades and his work educating schoolchildren about D-Day.
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100-Year-Old D-Day Veteran Made Honorary Freeman Of York
Ken Cooke, who took part in the D-Day landings in 1944 and fought in Europe during World War Two, has joined an illustrious group in becoming an Honorary Freeman of York. The special honour was officially conferred during an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council, which took place at the city’s Guildhall yesterday, Thursday 16th July.Mr Cooke, who is 100 years old, was a member of the former infantry regiment, the Green Howards, officially known a…
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