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William Ernest COOK

Date of birth26 July 1891
Place of birthCamberwell, Victoria
SchoolPerth High School, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAccountant
AddressCommercial Union Chambers, St George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Miss Catherine Lily Cook, c/o Water Supply Department, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
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2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF 28
Promotion date: 20 January 1916

FateKilled in Action 27 March 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death25.8
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Special Memorial D. I.), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Louise COOK
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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