COOKE, Frederick William
(Service number 74378)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/06/1892 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E Cooke (mother) 9 Guthrie St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 106, Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury, Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 27 February 1919 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Germany | ||
| Cause | died of injuries | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cologne Southern Cemetery, Kolnm Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimataitai School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William Morris and Emily Cooke, 9 Guthrie St, Timaru. war record shows a Court of Enquiry was held into the circumstances of Cooke's death and recorded the verdict as suicide by rifle shot. Full details in war record.
Sources
War record open in Archives
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