Austin Dwyer COOK

Regimental number13/175
Date of birth23 May 1894
Place of birthWhangarei
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMaungakaramea, Whangarei
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs H G Cook, Maungakaramea, Whangarei
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in 11th Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry George and Mary Cook, Mill Road, Whangarei. Native of Maungakaramea
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egyot to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 16 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead.'

War service: 352 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896914

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