HANCE, Cyril Eugene Agathon
| Service Numbers: | 126, 2148 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hong Kong, 26 September 1878 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hong Kong Public School & Queens College |
| Occupation: | Bookeeper & Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 February 1917, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot IV, Row D, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 126, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 126, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 126, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, 126, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2148, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2148, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2148, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2148, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2148 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cyril Eugene Agathon HANCE was born in Hong Kong on 26th September, 1878 - he was also known as Cecil when he served with the 1st Battalion, Naval & Military Forces, Special Tropical Corps
His parents were Henry Fletcher HANCE & Charlotte Page KNEEBONE who married in St Johns Church in Hong Kong in 1875
He had previous service in the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps from 1895 to 1912 and then enlisted on 13th August, 1914 in Australia with the Special Tropical Corps - he was discharged on 21st April, 1915 and then re-enlisted on 21st June 1915 with the 19th Infantry Battalion
Cyril was Killed in Action in France on 28th February, 1917 and is buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery
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