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HOOK, Ernest Abraham John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2827 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Garah, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Boomi, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Boomi Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2827, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2827, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2827, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Ranked as Driver when taken on strength | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2827, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2827, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Bailey Hook and Janet Sarah Hook of Moree, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother F. Joshua Hook of Boomi, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking on 25 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Ernest married Mary Workman MacNee in NSW