George Herbert COOKE

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Service Number:	848
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	12th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Gerringong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Gerringong Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher/Dairy farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, Liverpool, New South Wales
7 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 848, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
7 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 848, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney
2 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 848, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 848 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31

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