Frederick HOOK

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Service Number:	7246
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1 February 1898
Home Town:	Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1958, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 1, Wall H, Niche 191. Cremation service held 19 September 1948
Memorials:

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7246, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7246, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion
1 Nov 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 23rd Infantry Battalion
17 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Next of king given as his guardian T.C. Young of Glenlyon Road, East Brunswick, Victoria.

He had previously attempted to enlist but was found to be underage and was discharged on 5 November 1915

Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal