Clarence (Clarrie) COOK

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COOK, Clarence

Service Number:	4297
Enlisted:	9 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Swansea, Tasmania, September 1894
Home Town:	Swansea, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Casualty Clearing Station, Puchevillers, France, 6 September 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swansea All Saints Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Swansea Glamorgan WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 12th Infantry Battalion
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4297, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4297, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
21 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
5 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSWs to lower extremities DoW 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Puchevillers, France
6 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 4297, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4297 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-06

Pte Clarence Cook

From François Berthout

🌺🇦🇺 Today I come with respect to honor the memory of Private Number 4297 Clarence Cook who fought in the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcement and then in the 52nd Battalion and died on 6 September 1916 as a result of his wounds received at the head at the age of 22.The private Clarence Cook now rests in peace at the Puchevillers British Cemetery on the lands of the Somme for which he fought with courage and his memory will never be forgotten. Thank you sir for all that you did for us, for our future, for a world in peace and I present you my most sincere gratitude and respect.Lest we forget 🌺🇦🇺

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