Peter Coke

Born in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK on April 6, 1913 — died July 30, 2008 (aged 95)

Peter John Coke was born in Southsea, Hampshire on 3 April 1913. His father was a commander in the Royal Navy, who took his family to Kenya to run a linen plantation; however, this venture failed and he began to run a coffee plantation. Coke was educated at Stowe School and later lived with his maternal grandmother in Menton, France.