William HANCOCK

Regimental number3811
Place of birthSawyers Valley, Western Australia
SchoolChristian Brothers
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address74 Martha Street, Beaconsfield Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Hancock, 74 Martha Street, Beaconsfield Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
62
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Willian and Elizabeth HANCOCK, 74 Martha Street, Beaconsfield, Western Australia. Nataive of Fremantle