Regimental number | 2148 |
Place of birth | Canton, China @ N.B.M's Consulate, 26/9/1878 |
Place of birth | Hong Kong, China |
School | Kong Kong Public School and Queens College, Hong Kong |
Age on arrival in Australia | 36 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bookkeeper and Commercial traveller |
Address | Arnott House, Wynward Square, Margaret Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Brother, J Hance, c/o Butterfield and Swire, London, England, and China |
Previous military service | Hong Kong Volunteer Corps,1895 to 1912. Sergeant in the Artillery Company |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Went to England with the China contingent for N.M's King Edward V11 Corination. Enlisted in AN MEF 11/8/14, Discharged 21/4/15Enlisted in AIF 21/6/15 - 19th Battalion, 4th ReinforcementsTaken on Strength 19th Battalion, 24/4/16. Wounded at Pozieres on 8/8/16. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Cyril Eugene |
Place of death or wounding | Warlencourt, Somme, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave NO. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Charlotte HANCE |