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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Bertram Boock |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Quartermaster Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Bertram |
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| Surname: |
Boock |
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| Also Known As: |
Bert |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Religion: |
Jewish |
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| First Known Rank: |
- Quartermaster Sergeant
- Quartermaster Sergeant
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
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| Next of Kin: |
- Mrs Lily Boock (mother), Aro Street, Wellington, New Zealand
- Mrs Lily Boock (mother), Aro Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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| Embarkation Unit: |
- 16th Reinforcements Headquarters Staff, New Zealand Medical Corps
- 22nd Reinforcements New Zealand Medical Corps
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 19 August 1916
- 16 February 1917
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
- Aparima
- Mokoia or Navua or Aparima
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| Destination: |
- Devonport, England
- Devonport, England
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Medical Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Military Hospital, Featherston Military Camp, Featherston, New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
10 November 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
32 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of influenza |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Jewish Portion. 131A. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Bertram Boock was the son of Israel and Lily Boock (nee Levi), of 83 Aro St., Wellington.
- Served on H.M.T. "Aparima," 1916-18.
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| Description of Image: |
Gravestone, Karori Cemetery (photo Paul F. Baker) |
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| Additional Information: |
Listed with service number as 3/2324 in Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
In Memorium. Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 114, 10 November 1920, Page 1 |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Evening Post (Wellington)
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
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