Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Timekeeper |
Address | c/o Broken Hill District Hospital, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mrs Emma Hancock c/o Mrs S Swindon, 7 Nile Street, Glenelg, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces, Broken Hill. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Refers ANZAC. Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was the only male of his family in Australia but since 1600 many have fought with distinctionin the British Army." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 6), Villers-Bretonneux, Francde |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Emma HANCOCK, "The Briars", Partridge Street, Glenelg, South Australia. Native of Hay, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |