Regimental number | 64 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs G.D. Wright, Avalon, via Donnybrook, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Enlisted 24 September 1914; taken on strength 7th Light Horse 1 December 1914. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 11), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | See COOKE, R. E. the TRUE FAMILY NAME |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |