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HOOK, Charles Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7272 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1916, Enlisted at Roma, QLD |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1889 |
Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Dentist |
Died: | Turramurra, New South Wales, 17 August 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Anglican area, Row R, Grave 360D. Interred on 22 August 1970. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
Memorials: | Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7272, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Roma, QLD | |
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24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7272, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7272, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
10 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7272, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Embarked HS Newhaven on 23 March 1918 | |
2 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Dental | |
9 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Dental | |
8 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 7272, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Dental. Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Hook and Rachel Hook of Rose Bay, NSW.
Brother of Arthur William Hook who returned to Australia on 14 February 1918 having served with the 1st Battalion
Return Australia on 23 January 1920 aboard HT Lucie Woermann
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal