George Edward HOOKE

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Service Number:	5351
Enlisted:	19 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Church of England School, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Water Meter Inspector
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot 1X, Row A, Grave 1. Headstone inscription reads: In a far away grave he is sleeping one of Australia's bravest & best
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5351, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5351, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hand.

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Son of Alfred John Hooke and Frances Hooke of Petersham, NSW

Husband of Mary Frances Palmer formerly Hooke nee Buckley of West End, Brisbane, QLD. George and Mary married on 13 April 1912 in Brisbane, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal