Individual Details
John Raymond (Toby) ASHWELL-COOKE
(5 Jan 1907 - 1971)
Toby was born with just the Cooke surname, Ashwell (his mother's maiden name) being a middle name. The Ashwell and Cooke names were later hyphenated, giving a new surname. His mother also used the Ashwell-Cooke name as she died as Frances Ashwell-Cooke. Although we do not know how may children Frances and her husband, John, had, we do know that Toby was the youngest son in the family.
The Electoral Register of 1933 tells us that Toby was living at the time at 4 Half Moon St. in Westminster, London. He and his wife, Ena, married in 1937 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, where his father was living at the time. Toby and Ena had no children.
Toby was aviation expert. He was a qualified pilot with his own small plane, a founder of the London Gliding Club and author of a number of technical books on aviation, including 'Motorless Flight' (1932). During World War II, he was also a member of the F.S.P. (Field Security Police) at Heston Airport. Also known as Field Security Sections (F.S.S.), these units formed part of the Intelligence Corps. Toby's F.S.P. duties included the interviewing of suspected Nazi sympathisers detained on arrival at Heston.
Toby suffered from Parkinsons Disease towards the end of his life, apparently caused by injuries sustained in a plane crash.
The Electoral Register of 1933 tells us that Toby was living at the time at 4 Half Moon St. in Westminster, London. He and his wife, Ena, married in 1937 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, where his father was living at the time. Toby and Ena had no children.
Toby was aviation expert. He was a qualified pilot with his own small plane, a founder of the London Gliding Club and author of a number of technical books on aviation, including 'Motorless Flight' (1932). During World War II, he was also a member of the F.S.P. (Field Security Police) at Heston Airport. Also known as Field Security Sections (F.S.S.), these units formed part of the Intelligence Corps. Toby's F.S.P. duties included the interviewing of suspected Nazi sympathisers detained on arrival at Heston.
Toby suffered from Parkinsons Disease towards the end of his life, apparently caused by injuries sustained in a plane crash.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jan 1907 | Cheshire | |||
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1937 | St. Mary Magdalen's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex - Georgina (Ena) Mary MURPHY | |||
| Death | 1971 | Horsham, West Sussex |
Families
| Spouse | Georgina (Ena) Mary MURPHY (1907 - 1974) |
| Father | John Arthur COOKE (1861 - 1942) |
| Mother | Frances Elizabeth ASHWELL (1852 - 1926) |