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COOK, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 786 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria (c.1893), date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 786, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 786, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Personal Stories
Wounded at Fromelles
Henry Cook was known as "Panky" by my grandmother (Panky was her father).
He was shot in the arm at the Battle of Fromelles. He served with C Company 29th Battalion. It was his first and only battle. He was expected to lose his arm but an English surgeon reportedly took the nerve out of a dead soldiers leg and used it for his arm. It was ground breaking surgery at the time.
Submitted 2 June 2015 by Shannon French