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Hector COOK

Regimental number1633
Place of birthKirlcaldy, Scotland
Place of birthKirkaldy, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia10
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMachinist
AddressHoliwood Boarding House, Oliver Street, Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinUncle, Hector Cook, Oliver Street, Inverell, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 January 1917
Place of death or woundingHouplines
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 21), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Janet COOK
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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