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HOOKE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 524 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 11 April 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Dungog School Roll of Honour Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 524, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 26 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 524, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 524, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Pera, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- At Pozieres, France, on 22nd August 1916, when on duty with Forward Observing Officer, Gunner Hooke assisted to carry a wounded Officer through heavy shell fire to a Dressing Station. Bdr Hooke's work has been consistently of a high order. He is always among the first to volunteer when parties of runners are called for from Batteries. London Gazette on 16 November 1916, page 11144, position 95. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 1917, page 924, position 96 | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 524, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Shrapnel wound to the head. Transferred to England on 11 August 1917 | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 524, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Augustus Hooke and Sibylla Jane Hooke of 'Dingadee', Dungog, NSW
Brother of Alfred Augustus Hooke who returned to Australia on 25 November 1917 having served it with 20th Battalion and Benjamin Hooke who returned to Australia on 30 September 1919 at his own expense having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 25 November 1917 aboard HS Karoola (shrapnel wound to the head) disembarking on 13 January 1918
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal