Tim Cook, Canadian War Museum’s chief historian, dies

Canadian military historian Tim Cook next to a maquette of the memorial at Vimy Ridge at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, in April, 2017.

The Canadian War Museum says its chief historian and research director has died.

The museum’s CEO announced the death in a news release Sunday, saying Tim Cook was “instrumental in shaping the Canadian War Museum we know today.”

Caroline Dromaguet says Cook, who had served with the museum since 2002, played a large role in the popular permanent exhibition “For Crown and Country,” which is dedicated to the South African and First World Wars.

Dromaguet says he curated several major exhibitions, including” Victory 1918 - The Last 100 Days,” “Communities at War” and “War and Medicine.” She says he also was the museum’s champion for “In Their Own Voices