COOKE, John James

Full Name: John James

COOKE

Date of Birth: 02

–

1894

Place of birth: Sydney NSW

Australia

Occupation: Fireman

Address: The Strand Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Father- John James Cooke

Next of Kin Address: The Strand Bunbury WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 158/1011

Rank: Sapper

Unit/Division: 5th Australian Broad Guage Railway Operations Corps

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-09

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

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Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1920-04-22

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17/08/1914- To 11th Battalion 3rd Infantry Brigade as Private
2/03/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
25/04/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Elbow & Fractured Left Arm )
30/04/1915- Evacuated/Admitted Ras-el-Tin Hospital Egypt ex Hospital Ship ex Gallipoli
16/05/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Western Genral Hospital Manchester England ex Alexandria Egypt
7/11/1915- Embarked Portland for Australia per ” Runic ” ( Medically Unfit for General Service for 6 Months )
14/12/1915- Disembarked Fremantle & Admitted No. 8 Australian General Hospital
3/04/1916- Discharged from Hospital Fremantle WA
15/01/1917- Re-attested & Joined 3rd Railway Section as Private ( Fireman )- Allocated New Service No. 1011.
29/01/1917- Embarked Fremantle on Miltiades
27/03/1917- Disembarked Devonport England to St Lucia Barracks Borden England
11/05/1917- Proceeded Overseas Australian Railway Operaions Division France ex Southampton ex Borden
25/06/1918- Admitted 35th General Hospital Calais France ( Old Wound Arm )
3/07/1918- Evacuated/Admitted Fort Pitt Military Hospital Chatham England
10/07/1918- Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
13/08/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
1/09/1918- Proceeded Overseas and Transferred to 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railways Operations Company in the field France
3/03/1919- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex France for Return to Australia
5/03/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Nevasa ”
13/04/1919- Disembarked Australia
22/04/1920- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
2/01/1948- Date of Death- Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA- Anglican Section 1A, Grave No. 392.