Alfred Augustus HOOKE

Regimental number1426
Date of birth6 July 1892
Place of birthLiverpool, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
Address'Dingadee', Dungog, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 5.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frederick A Hooke, 'Dingadee', Dungog, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 April 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 26 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Discharge date31 December 1917
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 524 Driver James HOOKE MM, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 November 1917; 1426 Pte Alfred Augustus HOOKE, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: compound fracture, right forearm), Sydney, 31 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N161733.
Date of death28 March 1960
Age at death67
Place of burialDungog Cemetery, New South Wales