Joseph COOK

COOK, Joseph

Service Number: 1634
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Died: One of sixteen men of the 58th Infantry Battalion AIF killed when a 15" shell hit a train carrying them one kilometre beyond the St. Pol-sur-Ternoise station on 27 March 1918, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise, France, 27 March 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise
Plot II, Row A, Grave 3 Headstone Inscription "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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World War 1 Service

19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1634, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1634, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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