John Hook
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 10640
Parents: James and Sarah Hook
Marital status: Married
Home address: 8 Little Lane, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1881
Place of birth: Soundwell, Bristol
Date of death: 08/08/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated at Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) and Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 34
Further information:
John was born in Soundwell, the son of a coal miner and a middle child of ten children with six sisters and three brothers. John married Martha Crew on Christmas day 1901 and together they had a daughter Harriet.
John served in the Balkan Theatre of War and saw action at Suvla Bay (6th -15th August) Gallipoli, where his battalion ("B" Company, 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) assisted the New Zealand Infantry Brigade in the capture of Chunuk Bair. Suvla was a victory for the Turks and cost the allies 21,500 casualties. It was during this action that John was listed as missing. His body was never found and he was later presumed killed. The Helles Memorial where John is remembered, commemorates 20,000 soldiers who lost their lives in the Gallipoli Campaign.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/