Cooke, Ernest Austin

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B.A. : Signaller, 30th and 32nd Battns., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 24th January, 1916, and sailing 9th April, served in Somme and Ypres sectors from December. Was in hospital during March and April, 1917, rejoined battn. on recovery, was invalided to England in January, 1918, but served till demobilisation. Early education at Sydney High School. Later at St. Andrew''s College.

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1888

Birth in Epsom -- Surrey, England 13 August 1888
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Early education at Sydney High School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
1902

Early education at Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England 1902
1916

Teacher 1916
1916

Enlisted 24 Jan 1916
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Military service as Signaller at France --, France
1925

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1925
1932

Priest 26 March 1932
1932

Teacher at Darlinghurst -Sydney Grammar School- Sydney, Australia 1932
1932

Parish Priest at Birmingham --, England 1932
1948

Chaplain at Oak Hill -- NSW, Australia 1948
1950

Death in Lewisham Hospital -- NSW, Australia 5 December 1950

Gender

Male

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