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Richard Thomas COOKE

Regimental number1889
Place of birthPyalong, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressPyalong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Nicholas Cooke, Pyalong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 November 1916
Age at death20.9
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 10), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Nicholas and Margaret COOKE, "The Pines", Pyalong, Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsNil

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