29th Infantry Battalion
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Matthew Alex Cooke (SN 511) born at Coleraine, was a 19 year old labourer when he enlisted in Melbourne on July 13th 1915. On November 10th he embarked aboard the Ascanius and sailed to Egypt. In June 1916 he reached France to serve with the 29th Infantry Battalion. He was transferred to the 32nd Battalion in October 1918 but otherwise his service was largely incident free. He returned to Australia aboard the Trazos Montes, disembarked at Melbourne on May 22nd 1919 and was discharged on July 15th.
Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Alex M. Cooke.
