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COOK, Sydney

Service Number:	3618
Enlisted:	16 July 1917, Darlinghurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kendall, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1896
Home Town:	Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Taree Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Taree War Memorial Clock Tower

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3618, 56th Infantry Battalion, Darlinghurst, NSW
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3618, 13th Infantry Battalion, per HMAT A14 'Euripides' from Sydney NSW
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3618, 13th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Caroline COOK