Percy Henry COOK

COOK, Percy Henry

    Service Number: 1883
    Enlisted: 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Walgett Public School, New South Wales
    Occupation: Carter
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 September 1917
    Cemetery: Menin Road South Military Cemetery
    Plot 1, Row Q, Grave 36. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of my only darling brother., Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
    4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1883, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1883, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    22 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 59th Battalion to the 57th Battalion in the field
    17 Sep 1917: Involvement Private, 1883, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1883 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-17

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Lawrence Cook of 572 Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW; brother of Emily May Cook later known as May Smith of Redfern

    Medals: British War Medal. Victory Medal

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