Sidney Ernest COOKE

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Other Name:	Cooke, Sydney Ernest - Spelling variation - Service records
Service Numbers:	4568, 4757
Enlisted:	6 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bethnal Green, London, England, 5 June 1877
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Board School, Bow, London, England
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

6 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4568, Depot Battalion (AIF), Warwick Farm, New South Wales
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4568, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George"
28 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4757 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4757, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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