John Young COOK

Regimental number29914
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, Hugh Craig Cook, Wyndham, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 14), Pas de Calais, France
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 34