Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Gordon Eric McCook
Gordon Eric McCook
Service number: 2007
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 23 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 7 Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: McCOOK, Tpr. Gordon Eric, 2007. 8th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 23rd Aug., 1916. Age 25. Son of Archibald and F. A. McCook, of Emur Vale, Chepstowe, Victoria, Australia. Native of Ercildonne, Burrumbeet, Victoria. N. 41.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Gordon Eric McCook from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 2007 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cattle drover |
Address | Chepstowe via Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F A McCook, Chepstowe via Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | 13 July 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds 23 August 1916 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row N, Grave No. 41), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Linton Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Archibald (d. 28 April 1925, aged 86; bu. Linton) and Frances Ann (d. 6 January 1942, aged 93; bu. Linton) McCOOK, Emur Vale, Chepstowe, Victoria. Native of Ercildonne, Burrumbeet, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 320 Gunner Claude McCOOK, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, returned to Australia, 22 December 1918. |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Gordon Eric McCook