One of two files recording interview with Ken Cooke. The interview "took place on August 7th 2017 in the presence of Nick Beilby (NB) at the interviewee's home" (transcript).
The interview transcript (HBE/1/11) provides the following background information about Ken Cook: 'Ken Cooke was born in 1925. He served as an Infantryman in the Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). He landed on Gold Beach on June 6th 1944. After the war, Ken returned to York and worked for Rowntree’s for nearly fifty years..'
The interview includes discussion about whether Ken considers himself a veteran, coming home from war, how long it took for soldiers to open up about their experiences, the British Legion, the NVA, being on television, medals, D-Day.
Parent folder: 2020/008
MD5 Checksum: 9a6ee666c0e43d0dd43e07f9d9bd4166
Original Creation date: 07/08/2017
Last-modified date: 09/04/2020. Altered during digital preservation activities by Frances Bell.
Original last-modified date: 07/08/2017
File size: 2.358MB
File format: Not determined by DROID. Thought to be MPEG-4 Audio File
File extension: m4a
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