HANCOCK, John
| Service Number: | 1345 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1345, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1345, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
John Hancock was born in Kingston England. His job was a labourer because it was the only job he could find to earn money. His home town was Port Augusta when he grew up.
His service number was 1345. He fought in WWI where he died in action and never to be seen again. He was a brave soldier to even climb out of those boats onto the Beach where the Turks were gunning down the Anzacs. He was in the tenth battalion one of many battalions that got shot down on the beach or trying to climb the mountain. John's role was being a private in the war.
Sadly he doesn't have a grave because they couldn't find his body so they couldn't make a grave.
Biography
Stated age of 32 on enlistment.
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