| 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 |