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Harry COOKE

Regimental number2542
Place of birthBirmingham, England
SchoolSt Stephens, Selby Hall, Birmingham, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressPeople's Palace, Goulburn Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriett Cooke, 103 Warward's Lane, Selby Park, Birmingham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row D, Grave No. 2), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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