Frederick Norton Cook

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(20 February 1905 – 1 August 1985), usually known as F. N. Cook was an officer of the

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. Cook came to be regarded as an expert in the deployment of

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, following his experience with them in both the

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an theatre and the Pacific theatre. Cook achieved the rank of

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. In 1940, Cook was appointed as the commanding officer of , a combined forces training establishment in southern England. During 1942 he led landing craft in the Raid on Bruneval, in

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-occupied

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, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Due to his experience with training combined forces and his success at Bruneval, Cook was recalled to Australia to command the Amphibious Training Centre at '' HMAS Assault'' ( Port Stephens).

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Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1999—2014, ''On This Day'', 68
30 January 2014.
Navy Office, 2004, ''COOK FREDERICK NORTON''
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Navy Office, 1987, ''Officers (RAN) personal record - Frederick Norton Cook''
30 January 2014. 1905 births 1985 deaths Royal Australian Navy officers Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) {{Australia-mil-bio-stub