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RHOOK, Archibald Alfred
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3884, V351657 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3884, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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 | |
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10 May 1942: | Enlisted Private, V351657, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Hamilton, Victoria | |
20 Sep 1945: | Discharged Lance Sergeant, V351657, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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)