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George Edward COOK

Regimental number604
Place of birthBirmingham, England
SchoolChurch of England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArmourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, J Cook, Irving Street, Birmingham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1916
Age at death27.7
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Parents: James and Ruth COOK. Native of Birmingham, England

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