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|name= Conrad Reginald Cooke | |name= Conrad Reginald Cooke | ||
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|isbn=0-300-11501- | |isbn=978-0-300-11501-7 | ||
|page=[https://archive.org/details/fallengiantshist00isse/page/197 197] | |page=[https://archive.org/details/fallengiantshist00isse/page/197 197] | ||
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|url=https://archive.org/details/fallengiantshist00isse/page/197 | |url=https://archive.org/details/fallengiantshist00isse/page/197 | ||
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In June 1944 while Director of Line Construction, Posts and Telegraphs, New Delhi, he was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref name="obe">{{London Gazette|issue=36544|supp=y|page=2588|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> | In June 1944 while Director of Line Construction, Posts and Telegraphs, New Delhi, he was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref name="obe">{{London Gazette|issue=36544|supp=y|page=2588|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> | ||
He was emergency commissioned into the Indian Army on the 13 December 1940<ref>London Gazette 2 May 1941</ref> and was released as a Major with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 30 November 1946.<ref>London Gazette 10 September 1948</ref> | He was emergency commissioned into the Indian Army on the 13 December 1940<ref>London Gazette 2 May 1941</ref> and was released as a Major with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 30 November 1946.<ref>London Gazette 10 September 1948</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 26 October 2022
Conrad Reginald Cooke | |
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| Born | 31 August 1901 India |
| Died | 27 December 1996 (aged 95) Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Years of service | 1940 – 1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Awards | OBE |
Lieutenant-Colonel Conrad Reginald Cooke, OBE (31 August 1901 – 27 December 1996) was an English early Himalayan mountaineer. In 1935, alone and without oxygen, he reached the summit of Kabru North. His achievement remained the highest solo climb until 1953. [1]
In June 1944 while Director of Line Construction, Posts and Telegraphs, New Delhi, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2]
He was emergency commissioned into the Indian Army on the 13 December 1940[3] and was released as a Major with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 30 November 1946.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Isserman, Maurice (2008). Fallen Giants. New Haven CT: Yale University Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-300-11501-7.
- ↑ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2588.
- ↑ London Gazette 2 May 1941
- ↑ London Gazette 10 September 1948