COOK, Samuel Melville
| Service Number: | 987 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Herberton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 19 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Atherton, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | not known |
| Occupation: | Timber worker |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (received at Gallipoli), Egypt, 14 November 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ravenshoe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 987, Herberton, Queensland | |
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| 17 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 987, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 17 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 987, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Newcastle | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 987, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 987 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-14 |
Samuel Melville Cook - Information taken from The AIF Project
Samuel COOK
Regimental number 987
Place of birth Charters Towers, Queensland
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address Atherton, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 27
Height 6' 2"
Weight 168 lbs
Next of kin Father, Samuel Cook, Atherton, Queensland
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 11 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 January 1915
Place of enlistment Herberton, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/10/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on 17 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Light Horse Regiment
Fate Died of wounds 14 November 1915
Place of death or wounding Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death 27
Place of burial Chatby War memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 22), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 4
Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Taken on strength 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 25 September 1915; wounded but remained at duty 29 October 1915.
Mortally wounded, 5 November 1915 (bomb wound, back, compound fracture); disembarked Alexandria, 9 November 1915; admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 10 November 1915; died of wounds, 14 November 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Submitted 7 May 2015 by margaret yeates
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Samuel Melville COOK was born at Charters Towers, Queensland on 19th September, 1886
His parents were Samuel COOK & Ellen KELLY
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