Regimental number | 6094 |
Place of birth | Southampton, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 165 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, A L Shilcock, 165 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Servedfor 4 years in the 5th Hsmpshire Regiment, Territorial Force, Southampton, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 769 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Air Mechanic (Second Class) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of broncho-pneumonia, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, Cologne, Germany. (details from wife) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Cologne Southern Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 21), Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Annie Louise Shilcock, 14 Milner Road, West Hilton, South Australia. Native of Southampton, England. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 14628 Driver Howard SHILCOCK, Australian Army Service Corps Motor Transport, returned to Australia, 27 April 1919; 16316 Pte Fred Thomas SHILCOCK, 4th Australian Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 28 August 1919; 2981 Corporal Percy George SHILCOCK DCM, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHILCOCK William Charles |