Regimental number | 6303 |
Place of birth | Moora, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Watheroo, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Herman Cook, Barberton, via Moora, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 227), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander H. and Martha Ann COOK, PO, Moora, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6304 Pte Herman Alexander COOK, 28th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas) |
Other details |
War service: England: Embarked from Fremantle, 23 December 1916; admitted to ship's hospital, 19 January 1917; discharged, 26 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 14 March 1917 (bronchitis: serious); died, 28 March 1917. Medal: British War Medal |