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Roy Samuel William Henry HOOK

Regimental number525
Place of birthProspect South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressPark Terrace, Bowden, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Hook, Park Terrace, Bowden, South Australia
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll535
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1916
Place of burialCabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No. 6), Souchez, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6364 Pte James McAULIFFE, 25th Bn, killed in action, 17 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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