Walter William (Wally) HOOK

Walter William (Wally) HOOK Update Details

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Service Number:	26
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1890
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	George Street State School
Occupation:	Running Gear Repairer (Trains)
Died:	Preston, Victoria, Australia, 29 April 1970, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (South Side), Wall 1, Section P, Niche 27
Memorials:

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gun Shot wound - Fractured skull.
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gun Shot wound - Fractured skull.
8 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Plymouth per HMT Suevic. Disembarked Melbourne 19 November, 1915
16 Feb 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 26, 8th Infantry Battalion

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Son of William and Ellen HOOK, 22 Keele Street, Collingwood.

Wounded in teh head by shrapnel at dusk on day of landing at Gallipoli