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HOOK, Arthur Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 873 |
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Enlisted: | 16 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, 17 January 1897 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | North Newtown Public School |
Occupation: | Apprentice Printer's engineer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial 12 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 873, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 873, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 873, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 873, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
3 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 873, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (back) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Private Hook, who was only 18 years of age, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hook, of Darlington. He was educated at the North Sydney Public School, and at the time of enlistment was employed in a Sydney printing establishment. Two cousins of the deceased soldier are in camp at Liverpool.