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Graham Cook

New Zealand rugby league footballer

Summary

New Zealand rugby league footballer

Field	Value
name	Graham Cook
fullname	Graham Walker Cook
birth_date
birth_place	Russell, New Zealand
death_date
death_place	France
height	177.8 cm
weight	75.3 kg
position
club1	Ponsonby United
year1start	1915
appearances1	8
tries1	0
goals1	0
fieldgoals1	0
points1	0
new	yes
retired	yes
updated	29 April 2022

Graham Walker Cook (16 September 1893 – 11 July 1916) was a New Zealander who was killed in World War I.

Early life

Cook was born in Russell in 1893 and was the eldest son of Captain T. W. Cook. The family moved to Auckland and he was educated at Ponsonby District School. He did well at school and won a place in the "High School at Wellington" where he studied for two years. His family again returned to Auckland when he was 16 and he finished his education at Auckland Grammar School. He joined the Auckland Gas Company where he was working at the time of his enlistment in the army.{{cite news

Playing career

He played as a junior for the Ponsonby United and debuted for their senior team in 1915.{{cite news

Death

Cook enlisted in the army during World War I and embarked on the Aparima on 29 February 1916.{{cite news

References

John Coffey and Bernie Wood, ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'', Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 48.

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