Regimental number | 12890 |
Place of birth | Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.3 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Agustus Robert Cooke, 7 Harbour Street, Mosman, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Mosman; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Motor Transport Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 17 October 1916, on board HMAT A30 'Borda'; admitted to ship's hospital, 13 December 1916; discharged from ship's hospital, 30 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 18 days; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 February 1917; taken on strength, No 2 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 1 March 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 3 September 1917. Found guilty, England, 19 September 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 0600, 15 September, to 0600, 17 September 1917; (2) making a false statement to a senior NCO: awarded 7 days' forfeiture of pay, and 3 days' forfeiture of pay under Royal Warrant. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 January 1918 (hernia); discharged to duty, and rejoined unit, in the field, 8 January 1918. Transferred to 4th Motor Transport Company, 12 March 1918. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 19 February 1919 (influenza); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 21 February 1919; to 48th Casualty Clearing Station, 28 February 1919; to 53rd General Hospital, 4 March 1919; to England, 12 March 1919, and admitted to Fulham Military Hospital; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, 28 March 1919; discharged to No Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 4 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Ludwig', 9 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 8 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 22 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOKE Rupert George |