William Albert COOKE

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COOKE, William Albert

Service Number:	1035
Enlisted:	20 April 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Londonderry, Ireland, 1888
Home Town:	Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory
Schooling:	Royal British Board School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 25 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1035, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1035, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1035, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Rachel Cooke of 1 Vincent Walke, South Hampton, England

2 February 1916 - Found guilty in Ismailia of being AWOL from 16 January 1916 at 0900 until 26 January 1916 at 0900; and of disobeying an order given by his Superior Officer he was awarded 10 days' Field Punishment.

19 March 1916 Found guilty of being AWOL from 2100 until 20 March 1916 at 1000 and awarded 14 days' Field Punishment.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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