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George Oswald COOK

Regimental number14498
Place of birthCotswold
SchoolMaroon State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Tom Cook, Cotswold, via Beaudesert, Queensland
Previous military service8th Infantry; Served in Cadets for four years, Wynnum and Manly.
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameJuly 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 11 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollDivisional Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied on Troop Ship Westralia off Cape Town; CSM.
FateDied at sea 16 August 1916
Age at death19
Place of burialDied at Sea
Commemoration detailsHollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Family/military connectionsCousin: Algernon Cook, killed in France.

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