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COOK, Alfred Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1180 |
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Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Rochford, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Cobaw, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Koonwarra State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 20 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel A 79 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hesket State School No 1004 Roll of Honor, Lancefield Monument Creek State School Roll of Honour, Newham & Districts Roll of Honor, Newham Cobaw State School Roll of Honor, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1180, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1180, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1180, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
20 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 1180, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1180 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard and Emily Fanny Cook, of Mount View, Rochford, Victoria, Australia.