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COOKE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2607 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Drouin, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drouin War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2607, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2607, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2607, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2607 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-24 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to Australian Imperial Forces Base Records Melbourne in 1920, awaiting a claimant.