Regimental number | 165 |
Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
School | State School Wymbobiell, Ottway Forest |
Age on arrival in Australia | 4.6 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pomborneit, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | R Hanchett, Pomborneit, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was Bombing Officer for his Regiment. Captured a Bill Box and the German Officer who had surrendered, had a revolver in his hand and shot him dead." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name John Aubrey |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LVI, Row B, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Clara HANCHETT, Lorne, Victoria. Native of England |