English Māori Robert Colin Cook Died 24 October 1942 PDF Key details Service number62387 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy 21st Battalion Roll of Honour, Auckland War Memorial Museum. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Colin AWMM SurnameCook AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number62387 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number62387 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.75 Grocer's Assistant/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.75 Thames, Coromandel District 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.75 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.75 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.75 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Robert Cook was the son of Edward Charles Cook and of Susan Grace Cook (nee Chester), of Thames, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death24 October 1942 AWMM Age 27 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. F. 20. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Robert Colin Cook by laying a poppy. Robert Cook Robert Cook Robert Colin Cook Robert Ernest Cook Robert Francis Cook Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Colin Cook Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2093117 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.75 AWMM 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM 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
