Regimental number | 1212 |
Place of birth | Kensington, London, England |
School | Hurst Pier Point, Sussex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30.6 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, John Hooke, 16 New Street, Bishopsgate London Ec, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in the Boer War in South Africa. Held South African Medal Cape Colony. He was an excellent rifle shot and won many prizes for shooting. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row b, Grave No. 170), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Avis HOOKE, Birdhurst Rise, Croydon, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: U.L. Hooke Lt. Col. 7th Queens Royal West Surrey Regt. was killed in France on 21st June, 1917. |