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COOKE, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX27713, S51419 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1942, In The Field, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Kanmantoo, South Australia, 1 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Kanmantoo, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Moreton House, Naracoorte, South Australia, 29 July 2021, aged 98 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kanmantoo Roll of Honor, Kanmantoo War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Dec 1942: | Involvement Private, SX27713 | |
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| 10 Dec 1942: | Involvement Private, S51419 | |
| 10 Dec 1942: | Enlisted In The Field, WA | |
| 10 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX27713 | |
| 26 Jun 1946: | Discharged Private, SX27713, 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 26 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX27713 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Bernard Cooke and Bessie May (nee Howland) Cooke; brother of Clair Bernard Cooke,
After the war Albert (Bert) and his family moved to a farm on the Coles Spence Road in the Lower South East of South Australia. After he retired he resided in Naracoorte.
Bert was a long time member of the RSL received a certificate for over 50 years continous membership