Edward Christian COOK

COOK, Edward Christian

    Service Number: 210
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
    Born: Not yet discovered
    Home Town: Ormiston, Redland, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 210, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
    18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 210, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
    29 Sep 1900: Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 210, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 notes wounded and taken prisoner at Doornlaagte 29 Sep 1900 and later escaped at Krugersdorp.
    23 Jan 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 210, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to gunshot wound returned to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 16 Jan 1901, discharged 23 Jan 1901.

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    Edward Christian Cook served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 210 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen during which he was wounded and returned to Australia. Second service was as a Private S.N. 652 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

    (source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 and 519).

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