Regimental number | 6970 |
Place of birth | Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Summer Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Postman |
Address | Darling Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, A Cook, Wilson Street, Lawson, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Strazeele |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery (Plot 3, Row B, Grave No 11), Morbecque, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Officers of the PMG's Department in New South Wales Honour Roll. Parents: Alfred and Jane Cook, 'Yamba', Wattle Street, Lawson, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 10944 Sapper Victor Frank STUCKEY, 2nd Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 10 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |