Regimental number | 1236 |
Place of birth | Dungog, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Dingadee, Dungog, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Augustus Hooke, Dingadee, Dungog, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1426 Pte Alfred Augustus HOOKE, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917; 524 Driver James HOOKE MM, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia at own expense on board HT 'Sonoma'(date not recorded); disembarked Sydney, 30 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 22 November 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Height and weight not recorded on Attestation Form. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Gloucester Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOOKE Benjamin |