Arthur COOK

Regimental number9/261
AddressBroadwood, Lumsden
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Veint, Manukau Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unit7th (Southland) Squadron, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action between 6 and 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Veint (formerly Cook), 305 Broadway, Epsom, Auckland, and the late John Cook
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body