COOK, Elsley Arthur
| Service Number: | 149 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Palmerston North, New Zealand, 25 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Masterton High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 30 June 1955, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warkworth Anglican Parish Cemetery (New Zealand) |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 149, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, SA | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 149, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 149, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ELSLEY ARTHUR COOK was born at Palmerston North, New Zealand, on 25th January, 1893, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson R. Cook, of Auckland.
He was educated at Masterton High School, and entered the service of the Bank on 22nd July, 1910, in Masterton, New Zealand. In May, 1914, he was transferred to Adelaide, and enlisted a fortnight after the outbreak of war. He embarked with the first Australian convoy, and having been twice wounded in the intervening three years, was eventually promoted in the field to the rank of second lieutenant on 31st May, 1917, and to first lieutenant a few months later.
source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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