| Regimental number | 6/4223 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cycle mechanic |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.8 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Cook, 6 Chaplin Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in the Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs George Cook, 236 St Asaph Street, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 27 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, Armentieres, 18 July 1916, and posted to 1st Company. Detached to School of Instruction, 12 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 12 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 24 September 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 9 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896791 |