HOOK, Arthur William
| Service Number: | 3839 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Soldiers Scholarship in Economics at the Christ College, Cambridge, England |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Sydney Commonwealth Bank of Australia Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3839, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, At Harefield, England | |
| 20 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3839, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Discharged in England as medically unfit due to impaired vision one eye |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Hook and late Rachel Hook of 'Kincord', Old South Head Road, Rose Bay, NSW
At the time of enlistment he was employed with the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, Moore Street, Sydney, NSW
On 22 January 1918 he was granted twelve months leave absence so he could accept the Soldiers Scholarship in Economics at the Christ College, Cambridge, England. After that was completed he asked for an six to 12 months extension to study law
Medal: British War Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Charles Edward Hook who returned to Australia on 14 February 1919 having served with the Army Medical Corps(Dental)
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