GOOK, John Frederick George
| Service Number: | 2947 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Yea, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bridgewater on Loddon, Vic., 1897 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 7 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yea School No 699 Great War Roll of Honor, Yea War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2947, 8th Infantry Battalion, Yea, Vic. | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2947, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2947, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2947, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2947 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-12-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ellen Gook, of Melbourne Rd., Yea, Victoria, Australia, and the late John Alexandra Gook. Native of Bridgewater, Victoria.
MOTHER'S ONLY SON
GOOK.—Died of wounds received in action in Belgium, Trooper Fred Gook, 2nd Anzac Mounted Troop, 1st Australian Division, A.I.F., dearly loved only son of Ellen and the late John Gook and loved brother of Mrs J. Jackson, May, Gladys and Vine. Died 7th December, 1917.
Far away from all who loved him,
They have laid my boy to rest ;
In a far away grave he is sleeping,
One of Austbalia's bravest and best.
In that beautiful ship called Rest,
And his head is safely pillowed
On his great Commander's breast.
-Inserted by his loving mother and sister.