Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Document: | New Zealand WW1 Masonic List | N.Z. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
| Unit / Ship / Est.: New Zealand Engineers |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
WW1 4/1757 Sergeant Matthew Haldane Cook, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Enlisted 20th October, 1915. Embarked on HMNZT37 (Vessel Maunganui) 8th January 1916-8 February 1916 to Suez, Egypt serving with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
Discharged from service after 3 years 162 days on active service.
Commemorated for his service on the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Ashington No. 2868 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th May 1909 | 25th August 1909 | 22nd September 1909 |
Listed as a 23 year old Carpenter from Ashington, Northumberland at the time of his initiation in 1909. He resigned from Ashington Lodge prior to the war on 10th March, 1913.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley