COOK, Alfred Ernest
| Service Number: | 391 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, An original of C Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia, 7 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Conara Junction, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ross Conara Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 391, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, An original of C Squadron | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 391, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 391, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
An original member of C Squadron of the 3rd Light Horse, Alfred Cook saw action at Gallipoli from May 1915 till wounded on the 8 June 1915. He distinguished himself at Beersheeba during October 1917, winning a Military Medal ‘for great courage on carrying in wounded men under heavy machine gun and rifle fire. This man worked exceptionally hard throughout the action. he repeatedly returned to the firing line across exposed ground and carried back wounded. His was a fine example of real courage and devotion to duty.'
His two brothers both died, 1014 Pte. John William Cook 15th Battalion was killed in action during the August offensive at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915, age 20. Also 826 Pte. Leslie Cook 25th Battalion, who died of wounds in Belgium on the 13 October 1917, age 25.
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