Archibald Alfred RHOOK

RHOOK, Archibald Alfred

Service Numbers: 3884, V351657
Enlisted: 22 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
Born: Tyrendarra, Victoria, 31 October 1889
Home Town: Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Hamilton Primary School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Hamilton, Victoria, 4 July 1960, aged 70 years
Cemetery: Hamilton Public Cemetery, Victoria
PRES-XXXXVIII-44 Interred with Anne Amelia RHOOK
Memorials: Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton Primary School Roll of Honour, Wallacedale WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

22 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3884, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
15 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3884, 46th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

10 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, V351657
10 May 1942: Enlisted Private, V351657, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Hamilton, Victoria
20 Sep 1945: Discharged Lance Sergeant, V351657, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...3884 Private Archibald Alfred Rhook, 12th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Hamilton, Vic. Pte Rhook enlisted on 22 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915. He later served as a lance corporal and returned to Australia on 8 April 1919 with the 46th Battalion." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)