William Thomas COOK

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Service Number:	855
Enlisted:	9 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kerrie District Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Romsey War Memorial

9 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 855, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 855, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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William Thomas COOK was born in 1898 at Goldie, a small settlement near Lancefield, Victoria.

His parents were David and Alice Cokk who were living in Romsey when William enlisted in the AIF on 9/2/1916.

After training William left Melbourne on 20/6/1916 aboard the HMAT Runic as part of the 38th Battalion.

William was killed in action at Messines, Belgium between the 7th and the 9th of June 1917.

His body was not identified and he is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium.