COOK, John Meyrick
| Service Number: | 6866 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caveside, Tasmania, Australia, 16 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Deloraine, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Caveside State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, Englan, United Kingdom, 25 January 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 159., Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Evandale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6866, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6866, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6866, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 34 and the son of Thomas Knight Cook and Mary Cook.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 25th January…… Private John Meyrick Cook was born at Caveside, Deloraine, Tasmania on 16th November, 1883.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 11th June, 1916 as a 32 year old, single, Farmer from Deloraine, Tasmania.
Private Cook was appointed Acting Corporal on 1st October, 1916 while at 1st Depot Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania.
He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 25th October, 1916 with 12th Infantry Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 28th December, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front. He reverted to the rank of Private on landing in England & was posted to 3rd Training Battalion at Durrington Camp, Wiltshire from Australia.
On 20th January, 1917 Private Cook was admitted sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire.
Private John Meyrick Cook died of Bronchitis at 8.15 a.m. on 25th January, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital. This was later revised to Broncho-pneumonia.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---c1.html
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