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HOOK, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1348 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armstrongs, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Antwerp, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, 14 April 1926, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area M, Grave 2414. Interred on 16 April 1926 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1348, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1348, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wounded. Slight wound to the back | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 63rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 63rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1348, 13th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the right leg | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1348, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Hook and Fanny Hook nee Eldridge of Armstrongs, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 5 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Charles married Ethel May Green in Victoria