Regimental number | 1846 |
Place of birth | Echuca Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Myrrhee South via Wangaratta, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Handcock, Myrrhee South via Wangaratta, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1350 Pte Albert John HANDCOCK, 7th Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915; 7568 Sapper Frederick Ather HANDCOCK, 1st Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919; 2021A Pte Joseph Ralph HANDCOCK, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919; 4127 Pte Reginald Francis HANDCOCK, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1918; 2634 Pte Richard Merdic Row HANDCOCK, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 23 January 1919; 39 Pte Charles HANDCOCK, 38th Bn, died of disease, 10 November 1919.~ |