BORN HULL 1881. SON OF EVELYN AND ELIZABETH COOKE AT THIS ADDRESS. A SINGLE MAN. EDUCATED AT HYMERS. WORKED AS SHEEP FARMER IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND FROM 1906. HE ENLISTED IN AUCKLAND. SERVED WITH THE 5TH NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT GALLIPOLI, ON 08/08/1915, AGED 34. HE IS BURIED AT CHUNUK BAIR (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL TIMES, ON 18/09/1915.
HE LEFT AN OLDER BROTHER, ERNEST E COOKE.
First name:
ARTHUR
Military Number:
235187
Rank:
Private
Date Died
08/08/1915
Place died:
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Turkey
Age:
34
