John McCOOK

Regimental number1631
Place of birthGarvagh, Co Londonderry, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinT McCook, Garragh, Co Derry, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentGeelong, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Nancy McCOOKE, Moyletra Kill, Garvagh, Co Londonderry, Ireland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Found guilty, 29 June 1915, of conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Camp Sarpi, 23 October 1915 (jaundice), and transferred same day to No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Mudros; discharged to Base Details, 3 November 1915; rejoined Bn, 4 November 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916.

Found guilty, Ferry Post, 5 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 2230, 2 April, until 1700, 3 April 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1900104: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McCOOK John
Red Cross Files Nos 0790904 & 1900104