John Malcolm Hook

A Private with 9th Battalion, John died on 8th of August 1916 at the age of 32. 

John was born at Lowestoft on 7 September 1884, a son of George William and Emily Martha Hook. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 5 October 1884. In 1891 his family lived at 39 Albert Street. John attended Cunningham School and, from 23 March 1891, was a pupil at Saint Margaret’s School. John’s mother died in 1896. In 1901 his family still lived at 39 Albert Street and John was a general labourer. Later his father lived at 89 Rotterdam Road.

John volunteered and enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Suffolk Regiment, service number 17728. He arrived in France, with the 9th Battalion, on 30 August 1915. 

On 4 August 1916 the 9th Battalion entered trenches near Mailly-Maillet. The battalion war diary for 8 August 1916 records that the battalion were in trenches and that two men were killed and nine wounded. John was killed in action on 9 August.