James Joseph COOK

Regimental number31813
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, John Cook, Tubbacurry, County Sligo, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wallace and Sarah Cook, Rangiotu, North Island, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32

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