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COOK, Harold Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1915, Emerald, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanwell, Queensland, Australia, July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Stanwell State School |
| Occupation: | Railway gaurd |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emerald War Memorial, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Kabra Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30, Emerald, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 30, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 30, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 30, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 30, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 30 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...30 Corporal Harold Owen Cook, 26th Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. A railway guard prior to enlistment, Pte Cook embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 May 1915. He arrived at Gallipoli in September 1915 and remained until the evacuation in December. In March 1916 Pte Cook arrived in France for service on the Western Front and in June he was appointed Temporary Corporal. Corporal Cook was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 5 August 1916. He was 31 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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