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COOKE, Donald Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1338 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1914, Liverpool Camp, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bondi, New South Wales, Australia, 20 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (NSW), Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Auburn Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial. |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Richmond War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool Camp, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1338, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1338, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1338, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard and Mima COOKE, 'Atherton', Kerrs Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales.
Donald Cooke, who died of wounds received at the Dardanelles resided with his parents some three ov four years ago on Conlon's farm, Freeman's Reach, now occupied by Mr. O. Garrad. The parents now reside on The Terrace, North Richmond.
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