Clifford R. Cooksley
(1927-1943)

Died aged c. 16

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Near this place Clifford R. Cooksley died while bravely carrying out his duties as a Civil Defence Messenger during a major bombing raid on May 30th 1943. Clifford aged 16, of no. 22 Princes Street, Babbacombe, was the youngest Civil Defence Messenger killed in our area.

22 Princes Street, Babbacombe, Torquay, United Kingdom where they died (1943)