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COOK, Francis William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 47524, SX1225 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southhampton, England, 12 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, 47524, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, SX1225, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 47524 | |
| 31 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
Korean War Service
| 27 Aug 1951: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 47524 |
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Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "Purple and Blue - the history of the 2nd/10th Battalion AIF (the Adelaide Rifles) 1st published 1958. Francis is mentioned a number of times throughout the book and detailed in the index at the rear of the book. The citations for the DSO (Distinguished Service Order - Sanananda - New Guinea - Jan 1943), the MC (Military Cross - Tobruk - May1941) and the MID (Mention in Dispatches) are also detailed in the annexes.
Submitted 16 June 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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