Search results Next record Previous record Māori Herbert Francis Cook Born 6 November 1859 - Died 28 December 1934 PDF Key details Service number Also known asFrancis Herbert Cook AWMM Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Last rankSkipper (MM) AWMM Mercantile Marine (New Zealand Naval Auxiliary Service) AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHerbert Francis AWMM SurnameCook AWMM Ingoa Also known asFrancis Herbert Cook AWMM Service number GenderMale AWMM IwiNgā Puhi AWMM Iwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth6 November 1859 AWMM Russell, Northland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1939-1945 AWMM WW2 AWMM World War II AWMM Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Service number Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMeritorious Service Medal (MSM) AWMM MSM. For services in Minesweeping Operations between 1st July and 31st December 1918. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentUnknown AWMM Whaler/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSkipper (MM) AWMM Mercantile Marine (New Zealand Naval Auxiliary Service) AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Ellen Cook, father of Bessie.Herbert Francis Cook was Skipper of SS Hananui II which was a whale chaser based in Whangamumu, Northland, New Zealand. The vessel was chartered by the New Zealand Government in 1918 for minesweeping and the crew including Cook were provided with the charter. They were assisted by Royal Australian Naval Brigade (RANB) which was responsible for exploding the discovered mines that had previously been laid by the German raider Wolf.Names variously ordered as Francis Herbert Cook or Herbert Francis Cook. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death28 December 1934 AWMM Age 75 AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Herbert Francis Cook by laying a poppy. Herbert Errol Cook Herbert Fane Cook Herbert Francis Cook Herbert Stuart Cook Hilton Raymond John Cook Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Herbert Francis Cook Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksLondon Gazette. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London Sources Used Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Probate, Auckland Regional Office http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=9388926 Further Reference Death notice: Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 308, 29 December 1934, Page 1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19341229.2.4&srpos Death Notice Heather E. Lindauer. 'Cook, Herbert Francis - Biography', first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, now on Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/3c28/1 Further Reference Te Ara. Whaler Herbert Francis Cook, his wife Ellen and daughter Bessie, 1890s. (Russell Museum, Reference: 1812 Photograph) http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/C149_2827_2C28_Russell.JPG Further Reference Documents The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
