William James COOKE

Regimental number34337
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationDriver
Next of kinMother, Mrs W M Cooke, 12 West End Road, Herne Bay, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 2), Poperinge, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Murdoch Cooke and Helen Jane Cooke, 31 Arthur Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 7

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