| Regimental number | 3229 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 98 Ebley Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James John Alcock, 98 Ebley Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 21st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 5026 Pte Thomas Henry ALCOCK, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919; 6273 Pte Archibald ALCOCK, Machine Gun Details, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919; 4652 Pte Herbert Robert ALCOCK, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 June 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 21 February 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined Bn, 28 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 March 1916; reverted to the ranks, 15 April 1916. Admitted to hospital, 16 May 1916; rejoined unit, 20 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. On leave, 20 January 1917;rejoined Bn, 8 February 1917. Wounded in action, 2 April 1917 (gun shot wound, throat), and admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 31, 3 April 1917, and admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 4 April 1917. Transferred to England, 16 April 1917, and admitted to Woking Military Hospital, 17 April 1917 (gun shot wound: severe); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary hospital, Harefield, 30 June 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917 (gun shot wound, larynx); disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 28 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ALCOCK Sydney Stanmore |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
