FOOKE, James
| Service Number: | 4692 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lyal State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Poelcapelle British Cemetery Plot L11, Row D, Grave 9. Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten by his loving wife & children, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4692, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4692, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4692, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Fooke (born in China) and Marie Fooke of Myrtle Creek, Victoria
Husband of Margaret E. Fooke of 28 Gibbs Street, Newtown, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Bendigo Citizen forces, Victoria
Biography
"...4692 Private James Fooke, 23rd Battalion. A labourer from Richmond, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Fooke embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Malwa on 26 April 1916. On 16 October 1917 he was killed in action at Passchendaele in Belgium, aged 30, and was buried in the Poelcappelle British Cemetery, Belgium..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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