George Frederick COOK

COOK, George Frederick

Service Number: 843
Enlisted: 23 March 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1890
Home Town: Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Printer
Died: Killed in Action, Bois Grenier, France, 23 April 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

23 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 843, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
12 May 1915: Involvement Private, 843, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915: Embarked Private, 843, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
20 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 843, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 843, 17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Joann Copeman

George was one of nine children in the family of Robert Hunter Cook and Elizabeth Ann nee Copeman, his brother was Albert Victor Cook S/N 1168 who was also killed in action.