Awards & Winners

Thomas Cooke

Date of Birth 05-July-1881
Place of Birth Kaikoura
(New Zealand)
Nationality New Zealand, Australia
Profession Soldier
Thomas Cooke VC was a New Zealand-born soldier who served in the Australian Army during the First World War. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Awards by Thomas Cooke

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1916


Victoria Cross
(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 24, 1916 as Private of the 8th Battalion, AIF during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)