Hector COOK

COOK, Hector

Service Number: 1633
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 36th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kirkcaldy, Scotland., date not yet discovered
Home Town: Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 January 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Grave III. D. 21. INSCRIPTION GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY , Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

13 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1633, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1633, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 26 and the son of Thomas and Janet Cook. He is one of some 20 Australian casualties of the Great War who are commemorated on the Kirkcaldy War Memorial.