Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion
Photograph P12715.040 First World War, 1914-1918"One of the old gates/ at Salisbury Cathedral/ Close./ Sgt Blair and Sgt Abbey/ in foreground."
The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"Sgt Abbey & Sgt Herring/ on Bulford Road.
"One of the old gates/ at Salisbury Cathedral/ Close./ Sgt Blair and Sgt Abbey/ in foreground."
"Waiting for the train,/ for London leave, at/ Amesbury station./ Sgt Abbey (with paper)/ with Sgt Gollan &/ Warrant Officer Pooley next."
The sergeants in "D" Coy/ on board the Runic./ Back row. Sgts Abbey; Cloke;/W.O. Pooley; Sgts Shelton/ Davis; Cook; Thompson/ Front row: Sgts Mills/ Gollan; Elliott. I [Rook] was/ missing on this occa
"All of "D" Coy [Company] sergeants on/ board S.S. Runic. A54./ Back Row. Sergts Cloke/ Abbey. Rook. Shelton/ Gollan. Elliot./ 2nd row Sergts Mills. Cook/ W.O. Pooley. Sergts Davis &/ Thompson./ In fr
"Sgt Thompson& Sgt Elliot/ with 2 of the pet kittens/ on board A.54 SS Runic./ I was taking this when/ another sgt came along &/ shifted Sgt Thompsons hat./ Hence the closed eyes." Possibly Sergeant I
A few of "D" boys N.C.Os/ outside our Coy [Company] office./ Back row. Sgt Ellert; Sgt Rook;/ Cpl Smith; Sgt Thompson/ Front row Q.M.S. Shelton; Cpl Riddell; Sgt Cook.