HOOKE, Benjamin
| Service Number: | 1236 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1915, Enlisted in NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gloucester General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Dungog School Roll of Honour Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1236, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1236, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1236, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From 20th Battalion | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1236, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1236, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Augustus Hooke and Sibylla Jane Hooke of 'Dingdee' Dungog, NSW
Brother of Alfred Augustus Hooke returned to Australia on 25 November 1917 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, and James Hooke MM returned to Australia on 13 January 1918 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade.
Granted unpaid leave between 17 April 1919 until 16 October June 1919 to study cattle raising and mixed farming and was to return to Australia at his own expense
Returned to Australia on 30 September 1919 aboard SS Sonoma at his expense
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Isabel May Hooke nee Hill. Benjamin and Isabel married during 1920c in Sydney, NSW