Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Gordon Brian Cook Born 29 October 1930 - Died 26 May 1952 PDF Key details Service number33004 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCorporal/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps AWMM WarKorean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo (taken in April 1999). - This i … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGordon Brian AWMM SurnameCook AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number33004 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth29 October 1930 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs E.M. Cook (mother), Hastings, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarKorean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number33004 AWMM Military serviceRegular Force 1948-52 AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentRegular soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsKayforce 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 rankCorporal/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Served with Regular Force 1948-52Served with Kayforce 1951-52"At dawn the Centurions would pull back off the hill. To stay in position in daylight would be to draw enemy artillery fire--not such a problem to the tank crews in the relative safety of their steel cocoons but greatly resented by the surrounding infantry, crouching in slit trenches. The New Zealanders faced similar dangers when they were outside their tanks, of course, and it was during a heavy bombardment of the 28 Brigade area in May 1952 that they suffered their only fatal casualty. Corporal G.B. Cook was one of two men killed and six wounded by more than a hundred enemy shells which landed in their squadron's headquarters area." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, pp. 274-75) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death26 May 1952 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Korea, Asia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryUnited Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryCorporal Gordon Brian Cook, of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, who was serving with the 5th Dragoon Guards, has died from wounds received in Korea. His mother is Mrs E.M. Cook, of Hastings.Corporal Cook was one of 55 regular soldiers at present serving in Korea. He was serving with the 5th Dragoon Guards, which is equipped with Centurion tanks. (NZ Herald, 29 May 1952, p. 8) AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo. AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Gordon Brian Cook by laying a poppy. Gladys Velmai Cook Gordon Cook Gordon Brian Cook Gordon Charles Cook Gordon Felix Cook Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Gordon Brian Cook Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war Further Reference DocumentsMcGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM pp. 275, 371, 401. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Obituary: NZ Herald, 29 May 1952, p. 8. 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 Search results Next record Previous record
