Victor Gordon COOK

Regimental number10/217
Date of birth22 December 1884
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
AddressMartinborough
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.8
Height5' 9"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMrs J D Hair, 35 and 37 Hopkins Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 8th Australian Infantry Regiment, Militia; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankDriver
Final unit3rd Company, New Zealand Army Service Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1919
Discharge date12 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HT 'Hororata', 1 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 12 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896979

Print format