Charles William HOOK

HOOK, Charles William

    Service Number: 12334
    Enlisted: 16 March 1916, Enlisted at R.A.S. Showgrounds, Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 3rd Field Butchery
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1885
    Home Town: Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Butcher
    Died: Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1950, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW
    Cremated
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12334, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Enlisted at R.A.S. Showgrounds, Sydney, NSW
    1 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Field Bakeries and Butcheries
    12 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 12334, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    12 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 12334, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, RMS Orontes, Sydney
    27 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Butchery
    6 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Butchery
    4 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Butchery
    16 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12334, 3rd Field Butchery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Residential address at the time of enlistment was Alstonville, NSW. At the time of his death his residential address was Charlotte Street, Alstonville, NSW

    Son of William Shakespeare Hook and Susannah Maria Hook nee Tranter of Hillston, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 3 October 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

     

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