Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | University High School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | PO, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mrs S A Wilcock, PO, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | 1st Lieut Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | N/A |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
Fate | Discharged |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Arthur WILCOCK, 24th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 25 July 1916; 4 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 31 March 1918; discharged (appointment terminated), Melbourne, 20 June 1919. Medals: Military Cross, MBV Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILCOCK Ernest Leslie |