Alfred William COOK

Regimental number48173
Date of birth9 November 1896
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Cook, Tawa Flat, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the 5th Regiment, Wellington; at time of NZEF enlistment posted to Guard, Somes Island.
Enlistment date15 February 1917
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 November 1918
Discharge date13 May 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 23 May 1917 (cold); discharged from hospital, 27 May 1917. Admitted to ship's hospital, 4 June 1917; discharged from hospital, 12 June 1917. Admitted to ship's hospital, 10 July 1917 (influenza); discharged from hospital, 12 July 1917. Disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Classified 'Unfit' and placed on NZ Roll; marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 20 August 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board 'Remuera', 27 August 1917.

Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1918; marched in to Camp Sling and attached to Reserve Brigade.

Marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 15 October 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board 'Ayrshire' as Medical Orderly, 6 November 1918; found guilty by Field General Court Martial, on board ship, 16 December 1918, of neglect to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline: forfeited 8 days' full pay; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 13 May 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 319 days (of which 362 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: William and Louie Cook (both b. New Zealand)
Date of death31 January 1981 Auckland
Age at death84
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 19
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805