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HOOK, Edmund John George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1758 , 1758 |
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Enlisted: | 24 December 1914, Enlisted at Mansfield, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bragwam, Wales, 1897 |
Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Malvern East, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian area, Compartment N, Section 9, Grave 13. Held in perpetuity for all time |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1758 , 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mansfield, Victoria | |
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20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1758, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1758, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
21 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1758 , 14th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to right arm and leg. Invalided to England on 24 August 1915 aboard HS Franconia | |
26 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1758 , 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John George Hook and Elizabeth Hook nee Humphrey of Selver Street, Worcester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HT Themsitocles disembarking on 18 June 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victoria Medal
During 1918c Edmund married Sarah Facey in Victoria