Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Hook, a railway shunter, born 1865 in Shepshed, Leicestershire and his wife Alice Hook (nee Clarke, married in the 1st quarter of 1891 in the Blaby, Leicestershire district), born 1871 in Sapcote, Leicestershire. George, a schoolboy, was born in the 4th quarter of 1896 in Leicester, his siblings were, Ada Elizabeth, a schoolgirl, born 1891, William, a schoolboy, born 1893 and Alice Bertha, a schoolgirl, born 1896, all his siblings were born in Leicester, in March 1901 the family home was at 89, Tudor Road, Leicester. In April 1911 George was employed as a mechanic’s errand boy and was residing in the family home at 89, Tudor Road, Leicester together with his father, a Midland Railway foreman, his mother and siblings, Ada, a hosiery trade cutter, William, a grocer’s errand boy and Alice, a hosiery trade worker. The Temperance Hall Mission Memorial plaque is now located in Bishop Street Methodist Church, Leicester.
The War Diary records: 6 Nov-14 – Captain Barratt and Lt. S. B. Sterling Cookson arrived with 23 men.
On Friday November 20th 1914 The Leicester Journal published the following article under the heading. “THE ROLL OF HONOUR.” – Private G. Hook (10977), A Company, Royal Scots, who died of wounds in hospital at Ypres was formerly a scholar at King Richard’s-road School, Leicester.
On Saturday November 28th 1914 The Leicester Chronicle and Leicestershire Mercury published the following article under the heading. “BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.” – DEATHS. HOOK. No. 10977 Pre. George Hook, Royal Scots Fusiliers, the beloved son of William and Alice Hook, of 89, Tudor Road, aged 18 years, who died of wounds received in action at Ypres, on November the 6th, and was interred in Ypres Cemetery. In the same issue the following further article was published under the heading. “LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WAR.” – LOCAL ROLL OF HONOUR. – BROTHERS WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY. We have been furnished with the following particulars of casualties to local men: – Two brothers, whose home was at Drayton, Leicestershire, have been killed fighting for their country. One was Arthur Edward Stokes, an Able Seaman (Reservist), who was on the Good Hope, lost on November 1. He was aged 25. His brother, Private Edgar Stokes, also a Reservist, of C Company, 1st Northamptonshire Regiment, was killed in action at Ypres on October 31. He was aged 27, and was formerly in the Birmingham City Police force. Their father, Mr. G. T. Stokes of Drayton, writes notifying those of the sad loss, and adds with reference to the soldiers and sailors generally. “We ought to be proud of our men’s splendid conduct, and of their cheerful and enduring pluck.” Private G. Hawke (10977), A Company, Royal Scots, whose parents reside at 89, Tudor Road, died of wounds in hospital at Ypres. He was only 18 years of age, and enlisted early this year. Formerly he was a scholar at King Richards Road school.