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HOOK, Thomas Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1723 |
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Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Born: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Electrician |
Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 20 December 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Chippendale Substation Staff NSW Govt. Tramways Honour Roll, Haymarket Substation Staff of NSW Government Tramways Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1723, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1723, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
16 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, From 20th Battalion | |
10 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1723, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, Gassed. | |
13 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), In the field | |
30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1723, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Augustus Thomas Hook and Ellen Agnes Hook of 'Phyliss', Wade Street, Campsie, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924 Thomas married Bessie E. Kenton in Sydney, NSW