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John William COOK

Regimental number3281
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
SchoolSt Ignatius School, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDairyman
Address19 Baker Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Cook, 19 Baker Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateDied of disease 27 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret COOK, 45 Stewart Street, Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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