HOOKE, John Clement
| Service Number: | 1212 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, London, Endland, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hurst Pier Point, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Egypt, 7 March 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 170 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1212, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1212, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1212, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 30 years. Address at the time of enlistment was Leongatha, Victoria
Son of John Hooke and Avis Hooke of New Street, Bishopsgate, London, England.
Brother of Utten Lamont Hooke who was killed on 21 June 1917 while serving with The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd/th Battalion and is buried in Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Plot 1, Row C, Grave 35
Occupations of Tea taster and buyer. Previously served in the Boer War and was considered an excellent rifle shot have won many prizes for shooting competitions
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal