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COOKE, Thomas James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1124 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 6 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Laurieton Public , New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stevedore |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 May 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1124, Light Trench Mortar Batteries | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1124, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1124, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Cooke was wounded in the back by a piece of shell on the 5 May 1917 during a heavy bombardment by the Germans. He was evacuated to the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station but died within the day. .
An account in the Red Cross Missing and Wounded file states "He was wounded in the back at Bullecourt and dressed on the spot and taken off by stretcher bearers.... He was a broad, strong chap, 5 foot 10 inches, single, 28, came from Randwick in Sydney, worked at Dalgety's shipping firm, played football for Glebe.