Regimental number | 1712 |
Place of birth | Forsyth Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, NSW |
School | Glebe Superior Public School and Forest Lodge Public School, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrical |
Address | 'Phyliss', Wade Street, Campsie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Hook, Phyllis, Wade Street, Campsie, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | z 2 A TMB |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Served in Gallipoli until evacuation, and then Sinai Desert and then France. Killed in action whilst defending trench mortar against paid. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Harold John |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No, 25), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Augustus and Ellen HOOK. Native of Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Two cousins: One died of wounds, the other died of illness. |