COOK, Frank Sydney
| Service Number: | 4755 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Louth, Lincolnshire, England, August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Woolooga, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wesleyan Day School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, London, England, United Kingdom, 18 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Louth Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Row I, Grave No. 70 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woolooga & District Honour Roll, Woolooga & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4755, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4755, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4755, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4755, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Near Bapaume, G.S.W. to neck & right thigh severe, DOW Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, London, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th April.... Private Frank Sydney Cook was born at Louth, Lincolnshire, England in 1890.
According to information supplied by his father for the Roll of Honour – Frank Sydney Cook came to Australia when he was 23 years of age.
Frank Cook enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th September, 1915 as a 25 year old, single, Labourer from Woolooga, Kingaroy Line, Queensland.
Private Frank Sydney Cook embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Commonwealth (A73) on 28th March, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements. He embarked from Alexandria on 29th July, 1916 & was posted to 3rd Training Battalion at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 9th August, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
Private Cook proceeded overseas to France on 14th October, 1916 & joined 9th Battalion in France on 17th November, 1916 from Reinforcements.
Private Frank Sydney Cook was wounded in action in France on 26th February, 1917 with GSW to right leg. He was transferred & admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 1st March, 1917 with shrapnel wounds to neck & right leg -severe.
Private Cook was invalided to England & admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, London, England on 13th March, 1917 with G.S.W. to neck & right thigh. The Hospital Admissions form recorded: “Rt limb very badly infected, Traumatic trachertomy infected when admitted, Limb under treatment improved but patient lately (?) developed pneumonia.”
Private Frank Cook was reported as seriously ill on 22nd March, 1917.
Private Frank Sydney Cook died at 1.15 pm on 18th April, 1917 at Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, London, England from Wounds received in Action – G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) to neck and knee & Pneumonia.
Private Frank Sydney Cook was buried in Louth Cemetery, Louth, Lincolnshire, England and has a Private Headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/louth.html
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