Historical information
Soldier has been identified as PTE Alan George William Hooke (11513). Alan was a Baker by trade. His father was William Hugh Hooke and his mother was Margaret Holloway Hooke. Alan was born in Rutherglen in 1893 and died in Melbourne in 1978. He is the older brother of Norman Hooke who was KIA in France 1916. Alan belonged to 3rd Field Bakery Unit, AIF.
Physical description
Black and white portrait photograph, on a postcard, of Alan George Hooke in AIF uniform
Inscriptions & markings
Written on back: "Alan"
Subjects
References
- PTE Alan George William Hooke - Service No. 11513 Link to Alan's records on National Archives of Australia - http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx
