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Alan Delafield COOK

Regimental number15522
Place of birth49 The Avenue, East St Kilda, Victoria
SchoolMelbourne High School, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationAssistant engineer
AddressBalaclava, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William D. Cook, 49 The Avenue, Balaclava, Victoria
Previous military service46th Infantry; Nil
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 2, Reinforcement 16
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 7 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Family/military connectionsCousin: Norman Cook, killed.

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