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HOOKE, Alan George William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11513 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Bakery: AIF |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Maroondah, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 28 September 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne H.N. Featonby Lawn area, Row N, Grave 37. Interred on 5 October 1978. Held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: | Montrose War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11513, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 11513, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 11513, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 22 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 11513, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hugh Hooke and Margaret Ellen Hooke nee Holloway of 'Kilsyth', Croydon, Victoria
Brother of Norman Robert Hooke who was killed in action on 1 September 1916 while serving with the 46th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 7 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Alan married Isabella Hardie Gribben McCusker in Victoria
In 1941 he was residing in Paddington Road, Oakleigh, Victoria