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  1. Nov 25, 2015 · Olive Cooke, the poppy seller whose suicide at the age of 92 had been linked to a deluge of requests for donations from charities, had her details sold by more than 20 professional database...

  2. Jan 20, 2016 · Questions raised about charities’ tactics after regulator’s report says Olive Cooke, 92, was overwhelmed by approaches before her suicide. Steven Morris. Wed 20 Jan 2016 09.14 EST. First ...

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  4. May 14, 2015 · Olive Cooke, 92, from Fishponds, Bristol, was found by police two days before the anniversary of VE Day. She had sent £250 to a relative two months ago only for it to be stolen, and she...

  5. Jan 14, 2021 · Olive Cooke began selling poppies in 1938, when she was 16, having been inspired by her father, a veteran of the Gallipoli campaign in the first world war. After her husband, a sailor in the Royal Navy, was killed in Italy in 1943, leaving her a widow at the age of 21, she devoted herself even more passionately to her charity efforts.

  6. May 20, 2015 · A 92-year-old woman who was found dead in the Avon Gorge had "long term issues with periodic depression", an inquest has heard. Olive Cooke was one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers and...

  7. May 15, 2015 · Olive Cooke, one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers, was found in the Avon Gorge two days before the 70th anniversary of VE Day. A friend said she had been "under pressure" but also...

  8. May 14, 2015 · The body of Olive Cooke, 92, was recovered by police from the steep-sided Avon gorge in Bristol, close to where she had sold tens of thousands of poppies over the last 75 years. Relatives...

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