George Campbell Cooke (17 March 1906 – 23 May 1941) was a New Zealand rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a member of the New Zealand boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the eight competition.[2]
Cooke was born in Blenheim. He was killed in action during World War II[3] at Servia, Greece.[2] He was a Corporal in the New Zealand Army, and died of wounds during the Allied retreat in the Greek campaign of 1941.[4]
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- ^ New Zealand Olympic Committee: George Cooke
- ^ a b Sports Reference: George Cooke Biography Archived 7 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sports Reference: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War Archived 7 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Campaign in Greece; Note 10
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