Regimental number | 14498 |
Place of birth | Cotswold |
School | Maroon State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Tom Cook, Cotswold, via Beaudesert, Queensland |
Previous military service | 8th Infantry; Served in Cadets for four years, Wynnum and Manly. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | July 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Divisional Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died on Troop Ship Westralia off Cape Town; CSM. |
Fate | Died at sea |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Died at Sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Algernon Cook, killed in France. |