English Māori John Frederick Cooke Died 26 March 1943 PDF Key details Service number47075 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Frederick AWMM SurnameCooke AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number47075 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 enlistmentUnknown AWMM 1 Fitzherbert Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Cooke (mother), 1 Fitzherbert Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignTunisia AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number47075 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Printer/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM 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 notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Harry Holtum Cooke and Isabella Murray Betts Cooke, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death26 March 1943 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Tunisia, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeterySfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. C. 3 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Frederick Cooke by laying a poppy. James William Cooke Janet Gladys Cooke John Frederick Cooke John Gardiner Cooke John George Cooke Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Frederick Cooke Leave a note Contribute › Processing In memory of my Great Uncle - my maternal grandmother was his sister. Public - Linda Frances - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBurdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2182626 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 April 2015Linda FrancesAuckland New ZealandOther Relative 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