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COOK, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 869 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1917, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park State School |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Corbie, France, 30 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Neuville British Cemetery Plot 11, Row G, Grave 25, La Neuville British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 869, South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 869, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 869, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers | |
| 30 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 869, 14th Field Company Engineers, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 869 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-05-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Mary Arahian Cook of 46 Kempson Street, Kensingyon, Victoria, previously of 8 Service Crescent, Albert Park, Victoria; brother of Charles William Cook who was killed in action at the Messines on 23 August 1917 while serving with the 14th Battalion and has no known grave
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
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