George Gray Cook

Forenames

George Gray AWMM

Surname

Cook AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/1299 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Iwi o Tainui, Tainui, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Birth

6 Aug 1889 AWMM

Date of birth

6th August 1889

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 September 2024 - Military Record

Place of birth

Otaki

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Birth notes

Son of Samuel COOK of Otaki

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Address before enlistment

Morrinsville, Walkato

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Next of kin

Samuel Cook (father), Otaki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

1916 George Gray COOK married Mary Lily RYAN

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/1299 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 05 Feb 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 3rd Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Bronchopneumonia AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Death

12 Oct 1918 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM LXVIII. H. 17. AWMM

Obituary

The sad news reached Otaki to-day that Private. George Cook, son of Mrs Sam Cook. of Otaki, had died from bronchial pneumonia on October 12th. Only two days previously a cable was received staling he was seriously ill of fever. Pvt. Cook was at one time one of Otaki's leading athletes, being a very fine short distance runner, 100 and 120 yards being his chief distance:, He was also a splendid footballer, and represented Horowhenua on several occasions. Pte. COOK apart from sport w» a fine young man and his death will be greatly deplored by many friends

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 September 2024 - Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1371, 19 October 1918, Page 3

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21896844
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130586.html
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/498033/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/498033
  Further Reference
• Wikipedia Entry
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cook_(New_Zealand_rugby)
  Further Reference
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• George Cook also played rugby league for New Zealand in 1912 and 1913.
  Public - Jamie - Researcher - 24 April 2024 - Wikipedia, written using Papers Past newspapers online.

References

• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Iwi, Hapū, Rohe and additional whakapapa information kindly provided from “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Coffey, J., & Wood, B. (2008). 100 years : Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008. Wellington, N.Z. : Huia.