English Māori John Ashley Cook Born 25 December 1887 - Died 19 October 1960 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 5/158 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Corporal John Ashley Cook (later Sergeant MM). Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 2 / F91 … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Ashley AWMM SurnameCook AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 5/158 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth25 December 1887 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJohn Cook (father), Point Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 5/158 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Military Medal (MM) Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 July 2017 - Military File Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 20 December 1914 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 17 Apr 1915-25 May 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM 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 rankWW1 27 February 1919 AWMM Sergeant AWMM 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › He was the son of John & Margaret COOK (nee McLean). They had six children – Robert Haldane (b1885), John Ashley (b1886), Sydney George Milne (b1888), Margaret Irene (b1891), Leonard Lloyd (b1897) and Gwendolyn Agnes Carrie (b1908).His brother Sydney George Milne COOK (48703) was killed in Belgium on the 12th Oct 1917. Public - Sandra - Researcher - 3 December 2018 - Waipu Museum Death About death Contribute › Death19 October 1960 AWMM Hamilton, Waikato 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 John Ashley Cook by laying a poppy. John Cook John Cook John Ashley Cook John Cunnold Cook John Edgar Cook Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Ashley Cook Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21896893 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 145 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 03 December 2018SandraWaipuResearcher 28 July 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher 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
