| Regimental number | 48703 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mercury Island, Auckland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28.7 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Cook, Point Street, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No 25), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John (b. Scotland) and Margaret (b. New Zealand) Cook, Point Street, Mt Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 11 September 1917, and posted to C Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, series 18805, File 1896969 |