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William Cook
| Name on Board | W Cook |
| Name on Service Records |
William Cook |
| Enlistment Age | 21 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Vernon Cook (Grace Rebecca Vernon, nee Cook) |
| Address | 146 Osborne St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 12/07/1915 |
| Service No. | 3014 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 29/09/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT RMS Osterley |
| Unit on Embarkation | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 23/03/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 15th Australian Machine Gun Company |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Bamety, near Cambrai (no known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
William Cook's parents both died in 1912 and he lived with his sister, Grace Rebecca Vernon (nee Cook), her husband and their infant children.
William Cook's great nephew informed us that the name of William Cook's sister was incorrectly recorded on his attestation papers as Vernon Cook.
Additional References
Bob Vernon, email dated 5 October 2015.
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