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HANCOCK, Herbert Paull
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4628, 4628A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Moora WWI Honour Wall, Moora War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4628, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4628, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4628, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 5 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), France | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4628, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, Shell shock. Evacuated to 7th Field Ambulance however rejoined unit 19 August 1916. | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4628, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 4628A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4628A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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