Graham Walker Cook (16 September 1893 – 11 July 1916) was a New Zealander who was killed in World War I.
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| Full name | Graham Walker Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1893 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 1916 (aged 22) France | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10.0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75.3 kg (11 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editCook was born in Russell in 1893 and was the eldest son of Captain T. W. Cook. The family moved to Auckland and he was educated at Ponsonby District School. He did well at school and won a place in the "High School at Wellington" where he studied for two years. His family again returned to Auckland when he was 16 and he finished his education at Auckland Grammar School. He joined the Auckland Gas Company where he was working at the time of his enlistment in the army.[1]
Playing career
editHe played as a junior for the Ponsonby United and debuted for their senior team in 1915.[2]
Death
editCook enlisted in the army during World War I and embarked on the Aparima on 29 February 1916.[3] He was killed in France on 11 July 1916.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Private Graham W. Cook". Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 204. 26 August 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "The League Game". New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16286. 20 July 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Graham Walker Cook". Auckland Museum. 14 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 48.