Leslie Francis COOK

COOK, Leslie Francis

Service Number: 1082
Enlisted: 12 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1 June 1893
Home Town: Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Camberwell State School No.888, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Coachbuilder
Died: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, November 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
C E Bolingbroke Lawn, Row N, Grave 45
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked per HT Tunisian. 23 June, 1916, Disembarked Marseilles, France
31 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 29th Infantry Battalion, “Wounded on Duty”
12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Entire 29th Battalion transferred to 32nd Battalion under unit amalgamation orders, 32nd Battalion Headquarters in charge and retained the name of 32nd Battalion
6 Sep 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Per HT Euripides. 20 October, 1919, disembarked Melbourne, Australia
19 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Francis E and Fanny E Cook, 12 Billet Street, Camberwell, Victoria