The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Trooper Joseph Cook |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Joseph William Cook
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 27/09/1953
Cause of Death: Not known
Service Number: 66
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: A Squadron, 5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: Detail not provided
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided
Murray Page: 187
Contingent: 3rd Australian
Ship: Columbian, Date of Sailing: 22/05/1902
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Detail not provided
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: A Squadron represented the NSW Lancers and troops in localities covered by this regiment. This splended battalion had no chance to display its capabilities,the war having ended before its arrival. The battalion again embarked at Durban on the transport Manchester Merchant on July 1st 1902 and disembarked at Sydney on 1st August 1902.
Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Sandra Hawkins, Berowra NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Daughter
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