Frederick William COOK

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COOK, Frederick William

Service Number:	4459
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 19 August 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row G, Grave No 25,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4459, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4459, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4459, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4459, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4459, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4459 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-19

Private Frederick William Cook

From Meg Swann:

103 years ago today, 19/08/1916, our family lost Corporal William Quade SN 1155, 57th Bn. I was so pleased to fulfil a 50 year promise to my beautiful grandfather that I would one day find and visit him, and that I did in June. He was dearly loved, always remembered and will never be forgotten RIP.
Also remembered those who died with him:
Captain Frank Walter Harris SN 67, 57th Bn
2nd Lt Charles Clifford Denham St Pinnock SN 518, 57th Bn
Cpl William Roy Locke SN 3989, 57th Bn
Private Angus MacKay SN 2486, 57th Bn
Private Charles Coad SN 3485, 57th Bn
Private Frederick William Cook SN 4459, 57th Bn
Private Robert Samuel Crawford SN 3486, 57th Bn
Private William Charles Frederick Penna SN 3583, 57th Bn
Private Edmond O'Donnell SN 4559, 57th Bn

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