
| Regimental number | 12/2249 |
| Address | Ararimu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Cook, Rose Brae, Albany, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 16th (Waikato) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No 7), Flers, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Samuel and Mary Anne Cook, Waipukurau, New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth |
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